[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO BECKY GELHAAR--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2022

  Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our Nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Becky Gelhaar 
of La Canada Flintridge, California.
  Born in Spokane, Washington and raised in Illinois, Ms. Gelhaar 
graduated from Miami University in Ohio, married her high school 
sweetheart, Chuck Gelhaar, and taught high school physical education in 
Illinois. In the mid-1960's, the Gelhaars moved to La Canada 
Flintridge, where they raised their two children, Lisa and Laura.
  Ms. Gelhaar immediately got involved in her new community, joining 
the Newcomers Club, and with other Newcomers Club members, co-founding 
the La Canada Junior Women's Club. The consummate volunteer, Ms. 
Gelhaar maintains that her life of volunteer service began with the La 
Canada Junior Women's Club, where she chaired many committees and 
became involved in other organizations, such as the American Red Cross, 
serving as President of the La Canada Flintridge chapter and on the 
board of the Pasadena chapter. Active in Parent Teacher Associations 
(PTA), she held several chairmanships, serving as La Canada High School 
7/8 PTA President, on the PTA Council, and on the board of La Canada 
Flintridge Educational Foundation. Ms. Gelhaar was also a Girl Scout 
leader and served on the Girl Scout Council.
  Other organizations Ms. Gelhaar has participated in include Chapter 
OM, P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), La Canada 
Flintridge Delta Gamma alumnae group, and, as a result of her interest 
in gardening, La Canada Valley Beautiful. In addition, she has been 
involved with the Assistance League of Flintridge for over three 
decades and the La Canada Flintridge Coordinating Council for over two 
decades. Her most recent activity is as Corresponding Secretary of the 
Daughters of the American Revolution. For her unstinting and 
outstanding service to the La Canada Flintridge community, she received 
the PTA Service Award and the Les Tupper Community Service Award.
  Ms. Gelhaar and Chuck, her husband of nearly sixty years, enjoy 
traveling and spending time with their family, especially their five 
grandchildren, Jack, Kelly, Casey, Kyle, and Megan.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Becky 
Gelhaar.

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