[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E648-E649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING YVETTE MARRIN

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                          HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 15, 2018

  Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I want to take a moment to recognize a pillar 
of the Riverdale community, Ms. Yvette Marrin, an individual who has 
done so much for the community through her work at the Riverdale Temple 
for many years. This year, the Riverdale Temple is honoring Yvette at 
their annual Student Sponsorship Breakfast and they could not have 
chosen a better honoree.
  Yvette has been a member of Riverdale Temple since 2010. She joined 
the Board of Directors in 2011 and at that time became the chair of the 
Temple's education committee. She designed and managed a redevelopment 
of the Temple's gardens and served for several years as webmaster of 
its website, just two of the numerous tasks that she has undertaken as 
a member of Riverdale Temple.

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  What has been especially important to Yvette in her volunteer work at 
the Temple is the creation of the YIVO Jewish Culture Series, a 
partnership between the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research and Riverdale 
Temple. This popular lecture series draws people from the broader 
Riverdale community and has now become incorporated as an ongoing 
tradition at Riverdale Temple.
  In addition, Yvette has been just as active outside the Temple. She 
earned a Ph.D. in Organizational and Administrative Studies and Special 
Education from New York University in 1985. Following a career as an 
educator and school administrator, Yvette became the co-founder of the 
National Cristina Foundation, a nonprofit charity that in 1984 
pioneered the concept of technology reuse to empower people in need on 
a national scale. The National Cristina Foundation works to enable 
people with disabilities, students at risk, and persons in need to gain 
entry to and achieve full participation in a digitally connected world. 
Many thousands of people have benefited from its work, and there are 
more than 1200 charities in its national partner network. Yvette is 
married to Dr. Albert Marrin, the award-winning historian and author of 
numerous non-fiction history and science books for young adults.
  Yvette Marrin is most deserving of this fine recognition and honor. I 
would like to congratulate her on receiving this great distinction, and 
thank her for all she has done in the community.

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