[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 50 (Thursday, March 22, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E363-E364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE VALLEY WOMEN'S CLUB OF THE SAN LORENZO VALLEY ON 
                  THE OCCASION OF ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 22, 2018

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Valley Women's Club 
(VWC) of the San Lorenzo Valley (SLV), California, as it celebrates 40 
years of community service. The VWC was founded in 1978 by a small 
group of women whose goal was to promote clean water, recycling, and 
responsible environmental practices. They saw the need for an 
organization devoted to improving the quality of life in their 
community and they had a commitment to ensure that future generations 
would inherit blessings, not burdens.
  The VWC is an organization known for empowering people and its 
membership has

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grown significantly since it was founded. While the VWC expanded and 
men joined their ranks, its name has never changed because it was the 
inspiration of women and their mobilization that launched the 
organization. Now a 501-c-3 non-profit, the VWC has made countless 
contributions in numerous ways. One example is its creation of the 
Redemption and Recycling Centers in Ben Lomond, Boulder Creek, and 
Felton, which were created to protect the SLV watershed and Monterey 
Bay by reclaiming materials that would otherwise enter the waste 
stream. Through its Environmental Committee, the VWC monitors timber 
harvest proposals and development plans, and creates environmental 
safety and health information programs for all residents of the SLV. 
The Education Committee provides scholarships to SLV High School 
students going on to Cabrillo College, and distributes Ready-for 
School-Kinderbags for all incoming kindergarten students.
  The VWC also established the SLV Habitat Restoration Program to 
remove damaging invasive plant species which allow native species to 
re-establish and flourish. Through the Habitat Restoration Program, the 
VWC continues to educate, inspire, and train AmeriCorps teams in 
environmental habitat restoration, community cooperation, and 
leadership.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me in 
expressing our collective gratitude to the Valley Women's Club for its 
remarkable contributions which have bettered the community of the San 
Lorenzo Valley and strengthened our country, and congratulate them on 
forty years of extraordinary progress.

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