[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Pages 10491-10492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 214--COMMEMORATING THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
 DAUGHTERS OF PENELOPE, A PREEMINENT INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION 
  AND AN AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION OF THE AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL 
                        PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 214

       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope is a leading 
     international organization of women of Hellenic descent and 
     of Philhellenes, that was founded on November 16, 1929 in San 
     Francisco, California, to improve the status and well-being 
     of women and their families and to provide women the 
     opportunity to make significant contributions to their 
     communities and country;

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       Whereas the mission of the Daughters of Penelope is to 
     promote philanthropy, education, civic responsibility, good 
     citizenship, family and individual excellence, and the ideals 
     of ancient Greece, through community service and 
     volunteerism;
       Whereas Daughters of Penelope chapters sponsor affordable 
     and dignified housing to the senior citizen population of the 
     United States by participating in the supportive housing for 
     the elderly program established under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q);
       Whereas Penelope House, a domestic violence shelter for 
     women and their children sponsored by the Daughters of 
     Penelope in Mobile, Alabama, is the first of its kind in the 
     State of Alabama and is recognized as a model shelter for 
     others to emulate throughout the United States;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope also sponsors Penelope's 
     Place, a domestic violence shelter in Brockton, 
     Massachusetts;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope Foundation, Inc. supports 
     the educational objectives of the Daughters of Penelope by 
     providing tens of thousands of dollars annually for 
     scholarships, sponsoring educational seminars, and donating 
     children's books to libraries, schools, shelters, and 
     churches through the Penelope's Books program;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope is the first ethnic 
     organization to submit to the Library of Congress oral 
     history tapes, which provide an oral history of first 
     generation Greek American women in the United States;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope promotes awareness of and 
     provides financial support to charitable organizations, 
     including the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive 
     Cancer Center (formerly the Papanicolaou Cancer Center), the 
     Alzheimer's Foundation, and the American Heart Association;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope also promotes awareness 
     of and provides financial support to medical research for 
     breast cancer and other cancers, Thalassemia (also known as 
     Cooley's Anemia), Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and Muscular 
     Dystrophy;
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope provides support and 
     financial assistance to victims and communities affected by 
     natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and forest 
     fires; and
       Whereas the Daughters of Penelope has supported and 
     contributed to organizations such as the Special Olympics, 
     the Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy, the Children's Wish 
     Foundation, UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity, St. Basil Academy, 
     and countless other organizations that help families and 
     communities: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes the significant contributions of American 
     citizens of Greek ancestry and of Philhellenes to the United 
     States; and
       (2) commemorates the 85th anniversary of the Daughters of 
     Penelope in 2015, applauds its mission, and commends the many 
     charitable contributions of its members to organizations and 
     communities worldwide.

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