[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 79 (Tuesday, May 15, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING JOANNE ROBINSON-BOETTCHER

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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 rise today to honor a true public servant, 
Ms. Joanne Robinson-Boettcher, an individual who through her personal 
and professional work has left an indelible mark on her community and 
the people who live in it.
  Joanne was a New York City schoolteacher, a public relations 
specialist at General Foods, and an independent image consultant on 
industrial television projects. She currently serves on the Board of 
Directors of Peace Action New York State and is a member of the Black 
Women's Political Caucus of Westchester and the Yonkers branch of the 
NAACP. She has also served as a co-chair of Women of Westchester, a 
delegate to the UN for Peace Action International and has served on 
numerous boards, including My Sisters' Place, WESPAC, and the Friends 
of Philipse Manor Hall.
  As if this resume wasn't impressive enough, in 1990 Joanne was named 
Woman of the Year for Westchester County, and has also been an honorary 
Grand Marshall of the Yonkers African-American Heritage Festival. She 
was the recipient of the Alice C. Scott Award for Dedicated Community 
Leadership, the Martin Luther King Drum Major Award for community 
activism, and the NYCLU Myron Isaacs Community Service Award.
  In short, Joanne Robinson-Boettcher has done a tremendous amount of 
wonderful work to better our world. This year, the Friends of Philipse 
Manor Hall in Yonkers is honoring Joanne with their 2018 Patron Saints 
of Yonkers award. They have chosen a terrific honoree. Congratulations 
to Joanne on receiving this well-deserved honor.

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