[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 27057]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ROTARY CLUB OF LONG BEACH

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                         HON. LINDA T. SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 10, 2007

  Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California. Madam Speaker, the Long Beach 
Rotary is celebrating 90 years of service to the community on 
Wednesday, October 10, 2007. In honor of this auspicious occasion, the 
Long Beach Rotary partnered with the City of Long Beach and the 
Conservation Corps of Long Beach to plant 90 trees in one day at 
various parks around the City.
  The 90th Anniversary Celebration and tree planting at Rotary 
Centennial Park will be the culmination of this year's endeavors. 
Rotary Centennial Park, which was created by the Long Beach Rotary in 
anticipation of its century of service, was created in a former redline 
right-of-way. The site is now a clean, green, and safe place for youth 
to play. The park opened to the public on May 21, 2005 and features a 
planet walk by artist Philip Smith and a stainless steel sundial 
sculpture by artist Patrick Vogel. The 1.2 acre park is a welcoming 
place for families to gather in a neighborhood short on park space.
  The Long Beach Rotary is one of the largest Rotary Clubs in Southern 
California. Comprised of approximately 375 business and professional 
leaders that put ``Service above Self,'' the Rotary Club is known the 
world over. Rotary Club International is comprised of more than 
1,200,000 members in 31,000 clubs in 166 countries.
  The Long Beach Rotary has two remarkable charitable organizations. 
The Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation and The Long Beach Rotary 
Charitable Foundation both are 501(c)(3) non-profit corporations.
  The Long Beach Rotary Scholarship Foundation offers scholarships to 
Long Beach area students at Long Beach City College and California 
State University, Long Beach. Currently, the foundation oversees over 
$6 million. In 2006 the foundation awarded over 250 scholarships 
totaling nearly $300,000.
  The Long Beach Rotary Charitable Foundation supports philanthropic 
endeavors in the Long Beach area. Past projects include Rotary 
Centennial Park, Camp Enterprise, and Rotary Reads, as well as grants 
to Long Beach area charities and programs designed for youth and 
education. Groups such as the Boys and Girls Club, LB Day Nursery, 
YMCA, Boy Scouts, Long Beach Unified School District, and the Carpenter 
Center have all benefited from the foundation, which gave over $80,000 
in 2005-2006.
  The Long Beach Rotary has definitely kept to its founding principles 
of providing humanitarian service, encouraging high ethical standards 
in all vocations, and helping to build goodwill and peace in the 
world--one tree, one student, and one park at a time.
  Happy Anniversary. May the next 90 years bring as much success as the 
past 90 years.

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