[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 26, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E410-E411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JOSEPH SILVI

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 26, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Joseph Silvi, whom I have named the 5th Congressional District's 2022 
Climate Crisis Champion from Sonoma County for his inspiring leadership 
in combatting the climate crisis currently gripping our communities.
  Joseph was born in Sonoma, California, and attended Sonoma Valley 
High School, from which he graduated as valedictorian in 2021. While in 
high school, Joseph participated in various extracurriculars, many of 
which related to environmental causes. He was the founder and President 
of Sonoma Valley High School's Campus Beautification Club, which 
organized club workdays to plant trees and flowers, coordinated with 
the school's art club to design campus murals, and secured funding from 
local charitable organizations. Joseph also

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spearheaded the environmental sustainability program at Crescent 
Montessori School in Sonoma, implementing several low-cost, 
regenerative gardening projects.
  Joseph mentored incoming freshmen students at Sonoma Valley High 
through the school's Link Crew Program, offering them advice, 
resources, emotional support, and academic support. He also volunteered 
through the Interact Club, the socio-civic nonprofit organization La 
Luz, First Baptist Church of Sonoma, Food for the Hungry, Sonoma Valley 
High's Wildlife Club, Skiing for Change, and Operation Christmas Child.
  Joseph is currently a freshman at the University of California, 
Berkeley, College of Engineering, where he studies environmental 
engineering. He is a member of the UC Berkeley Biofuels Technology Club 
and serves in various roles within the club, such as Club Officer, 
Scale-Up Team Lead, and Head of Fuel Production. Joseph is integral in 
the club's work on producing biodiesel from local restaurants cooking 
oil with the goal of eventually fueling campus and student vehicles 
with renewable fuel. He is currently leading the gardening and 
environmental program at the Crescent Montessori School of Sonoma, 
which teaches young children about sustainable gardening.
  Madam Speaker, it is evident that Joseph Silvi has dedicated his life 
to combating the climate crisis in our communities. Therefore, it is 
fitting and proper that we honor him here today.

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