[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    A TRIBUTE TO HARLAND B. JOHNSON

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 25, 2001

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man 
whose devotion to the youth in my district is an inspiration to us all. 
Mr. Harland B. Johnson helped start the Boys and Girls Club of Santa 
Cruz, California in 1966, and he served as its founding President of 
the Board of Directors. On May 11, 2001, Mayor Tim Fitzmaurice of the 
City of Santa Cruz will proclaim the day as ``Harland B. Johnson Day'', 
and I am proud to be able to salute him here, Mr. Speaker.
  Since Mr. Johnson first began the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Cruz, 
he has continued to sit on its Board of Directors. It is this 35 year 
tenure that is the milestone we are all celebrating this coming May, 
and I believe that his commitment to the youth of Santa Cruz is a 
shining example of dedication and community service.
  In his 35 years with the Club, Mr. Johnson has raised literally 
hundreds of thousands of dollars to ensure the operation and 
maintenance of the facilities and programs that the Boys and Girls Club 
offers. Because of his tireless efforts, tens of thousands of Santa 
Cruz youth have had the opportunity to utilize all that the Club has to 
offer. This safe environment, which has served as a constant for 
several generations of schoolchildren, has provided a place for the 
community to come together and help our children become enriched, 
educated and dedicated individuals.
  Harland B. Johnson has helped make the Boys and Girls Club possible, 
and has been the driving force behind the success that this 
institution. For all of his work and dedication for the past 35 years, 
and for the many years left to come, I join with the City of Santa Cruz 
in honoring Mr. Johnson.

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