[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 57 (Friday, March 26, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ELOISE SCOTT

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 26, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Eloise Scott, whom I have named the 2021 Woman of the Year in Solano 
County, California. Woman of the Year recognizes women who have made 
important contributions to California's 5th Congressional District in 
Arts and Culture, Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurship and 
Innovation or Community Service.
  Born in the Philippines in 1935, Ms. Scott immigrated to the United 
States in 1959, where she lived in San Francisco until settling in 
Vallejo in 1976. She graduated from the University of San Francisco 
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Counseling and Social Work. She has 
utilized her expertise in counseling to aid families and respond to 
numerous community tragedies. In 1998, she brought community awareness 
of the shooting of 14-year-old Filipino student Regi Infanti, 
organizing respite care and counseling, and has continued to expand her 
meaningful work since.
  Ms. Scott has become a notably fierce advocate for change among the 
Filipino community in Vallejo. Serving as a board member for both the 
Filipino Community of Solano County Inc. and Filipino American Social 
Services, Ms. Scott has been instrumental in the progress made for the 
Filipino American community and positively impacted the lives of young 
women, from substance abuse treatment to pregnancy prevention. She also 
serves as the Chairperson of the Philippine Cultural Committee ``PISTA 
SA NAYON'' and has been the President of Hinunangan Association, Inc., 
and a member of Solano County's Democratic Central Committee.
  Driven by her faith, Ms. Scott is also a proud member of St. Basil's 
Catholic Church in Vallejo, where she serves as a Eucharistic Minister. 
She has volunteered her time to fundraising for the building 
maintenance and other various activities and programs within the 
church, as well as helping with physical education classes for St. 
Basil's secondary school.
  Our community in Vallejo has been improved from Eloise Scott's 
contributions and it is therefore fitting and proper that we honor her 
here today as Solano County's 2021 Woman of the Year.

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