[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Pages 19206-19207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 MS. LILLIAN ADAMS RECEIVES 2000 ALEXANDER MACOMB CITIZEN OF THE YEAR 
                                 AWARD

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, each year the Southeast Michigan 
Chapter of the March of Dimes recognizes a select group of individuals 
whose contributions to the Macomb County, Michigan, community have been 
invaluable. I rise today to recognize Ms. Lillian Adams, who will 
receive an Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award at a dinner 
benefitting the March of Dimes on September 27, 2000.
  Ms. Adams has served as Executive Director of the Sterling Heights 
Area Chamber of Commerce for the past 24 years, after having held the 
same position on St. Clair Shores Chamber of Commerce for eight years. 
Her duties within these organizations have included small business 
advocacy, service as community ombudsman, and hosting local business 
cable programs.
  Ms. Adams is a devoted participant in the Macomb County Community 
Growth Alliance and the St. Joseph Mercy Community Foundation. She has 
been an active supporter of the March of Dimes and the Kiwanis Club and 
serves on the boards of the Otsikita Girl Scouts and the Macomb 
Symphony Orchestra.
  Ms. Adams also was a founding member of the Sterling Heights 
Foundation and the Shelby Township Community Foundation, and a past 
president of the Utica Community Schools Foundation for Educational 
Excellence.
  And, as dedicated as she has been to these many causes, Ms. Adams is 
even more dedicated to her two sons, Micheal and Brian, and her 
grandchild, Brigette.

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  I applaud Ms. Adams on the dedication she has demonstrated to Macomb 
County, and the many successful efforts she has made to improve the 
quality of life for its citizens. On behalf of the entire United States 
Senate, I congratulate Ms. Lillian Adams on receiving the 2000 
Alexander Macomb Citizen of the Year Award.

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