[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E799-E800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CELEBRATING AURORA'S PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL COUNCIL'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2022

  Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Aurora 
Puerto Rican Cultural Council's 50 years of incredible service to the 
Aurora community, as well as the leadership of Ms. Iris Miller, board 
president.
  Through two years of loss and hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
the Council, under Ms. Miller's excellent leadership, managed to 
maintain their position as a pillar of the Aurora community. The 
council has continued promoting their Puerto Rican heritage through 
civic activities and cultural education despite the circumstances. 
Today, as we celebrate both the return of the Puerto Rican festival and 
the 50th anniversary of the Council, this organization continues to 
serve their community through the $20,000 in multicultural educational 
scholarships they are awarding.
  These achievements have happened under the guidance of Iris Miller, 
Board President of the Aurora Puerto Rican Council. Born and raised in 
Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Ms. Miller has shown exemplary leadership and 
commitment to the Council since she began her term in 2017. Ms. Miller 
is an avid community servant and has consistently gone above and beyond 
to provide humanitarian aid to Puerto Rico and Mexico during recent 
natural disasters. In Aurora, she has acted as a supporter and 
volunteer for multiple non-profit organizations, as well as the City of 
Aurora.

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  I am proud to represent the city of Aurora, and I am grateful to be 
celebrating this organization and its prolific contributions to the 
Aurora multicultural community. I ask my colleagues to join me and wish 
Iris Miller, as well as the Aurora Puerto Rican Cultural Council, all 
the best for another 50 years of service, education, and leadership.

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