[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15002]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF PACIFICA

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 12, 2012

  Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the Rotary Club of Pacifica 
on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
  Rotary International brings together business and professional 
leaders to help build peace and goodwill in the world, and the Pacifica 
club fulfills Rotary's admirable mission of ``Service above Self.''
  The Rotary Club of Pacifica equips students with the skills and 
resources to thrive and become contributing members of society. 
Scholarships and underwriting coaching for student loans help students 
and their families afford college. Other projects spark curiosity and 
motivation in young people including the Dictionary Project, which 
involves distributing dictionaries to every third grader in the 
Pacifica School District. Likewise, Rotary Club-sponsored career days 
teach middle school students about vocations and professions, sparking 
curiosity and motivation at a young age.
  The newly built Rotary Plaza, a beautiful public space in Pacifica, 
represents the Rotary Club of Pacifica's commitment to service. Rotary 
Plaza was created in partnership with local arts organizations, 
businesses and public offices to celebrate the Club's 50th anniversary. 
This project provides an essential outdoor space for people to gather, 
talk and connect with others.
  In addition, Pacifica's Rotary Club does whatever is needed to 
beautify and improve the community--from painting the public library, 
to landscaping the Boys and Girls Club. The club holds annual food 
drives, provides financial aid to single-parent families and assists in 
rescue operations from flooding in lower Linda Mar. The Rotary Club of 
Pacifica creates an essential social safety net for needy families.
  The Club's reach even extends beyond the close perimeters of 
Pacifica--to Pakistan, where it provides vocational training for Afghan 
refugees. It makes microcredit loans to women with families in Ecuador, 
Guatemala and Colombia. Because of the Rotary International's 
persistence, polio will soon be eradicated from the world, and the 
Rotary Club of Pacifica has consistently participated in this important 
global mission.
  Mr. Speaker, it is right to honor the Rotary Club of Pacifica on this 
day, October 12, 2012, for 50 years of outstanding service and to wish 
the members the best for the next 50 years.

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