[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    RECOGNIZING OF EVELYN H. LAUDER

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 10, 2003

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Evelyn Lauder, 
who will be presented tonight with The Alice Award by the Sewall 
Belmont House and Museum. As founder and chairman of The Breast Cancer 
Research Foundation, Mrs. Lauder has devoted her life to the fight 
against breast cancer. She is a shining example of how much one 
individual with unrelenting passion can accomplish.
  A woman of boundless compassion and generosity towards others, Mrs. 
Lauder has touched countless lives through her efforts in leading The 
Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She has spearheaded the growth of 
what is today the largest national organization dedicated exclusively 
to funding exceptional research relating to the causes, treatment, and 
possible prevention of breast cancer. Since 1993, the Foundation has 
raised $70 million for research funding that has fueled some of the 
most innovative work on breast cancer in the country.
  In October of 2002, the Foundation awarded an outstanding $11.7 
million to 63 researchers at 41 leading institutions in the United 
States and abroad. Originally conferring eight research grants in its 
founding year, the Foundation is now able to award grants of 
approximately $250,000 to each of their research institutions. The core 
of the Foundation's mission is to direct a minimum of 85 cents of each 
dollar donated to the purpose of clinical and genetic research on 
breast cancer.
  Breast cancer is an issue that affects both men and women of all 
walks of life. Mrs. Lauder's inspired leadership is the driving force 
behind the Foundation's many gains in the treatment and prevention of 
this disease. Her remarkable vision led her to establish the Pink 
Ribbon as the now globally recognized symbol of breast health, putting 
breast cancer awareness at the forefront of public attention.
  Mrs. Lauder has every expectation that we will achieve the goal of 
``prevention and a cure in our lifetime.'' With boundless enthusiasm 
and extraordinary dedication, she has made it possible for top notch 
research and diagnosis to be done all over the country. One prime 
example is located in my district, the first of its kind, the 
comprehensive breast and diagnostic center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering 
Cancer Center, which Mrs. Lauder was instrumental in creating. Mrs. 
Lauder was recently recognized by Rockefeller University with the 
Brooke Astor Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Advancement of 
Science for her incomparable role in creating the center as well as for 
the compassion and generosity with which she leads the Foundation in 
the fight against breast cancer.
  In recognition of these outstanding achievements, I ask my colleagues 
to join me in honoring Evelyn H. Lauder for her indomitable spirit and 
tenacity in leading The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to fund the 
research that will conquer breast cancer.

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