[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5820]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 A TRIBUTE TO AMY YANOW--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 14, 2017

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History 
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to 
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional 
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Amy Yanow of 
the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
  Amy Yanow has always had a passion for community. After a career in 
real estate development, she obtained a Master of Business 
Administration from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA and 
combined her love of community with her love for small businesses. As 
co-owner of two of the most notable craft beer destinations in Southern 
California, Mohawk Bend in Echo Park and Tony's Darts Away in Burbank, 
Ms. Yanow has found innovative ways to incorporate her desire to 
support community and her passion for locally sourced products and 
services. Ms. Yanow formalized sourcing guidelines which focus on 
procuring products that celebrate Los Angeles and California local 
farming.
  Charitable giving is built into every level of Ms. Yanow's restaurant 
strategy from menu offerings to marketing efforts. She believes in 
personal outreach to build lasting and meaningful relationships with 
her community. On behalf of Mohawk Bend, Ms. Yanow has partnered with 
thirty local non-profits to achieve fundraising and awareness of 
community-based initiatives in her backyard. Machine Project, 826LA, 
Echo Park Recreational Center, Echo Park Parenting and Education, 
Sandra Cisneros Academy, Fire Station 20 Echo Park, Echo Park Community 
Parade, Edendale Branch Library, and Food Forward are a few of the 
beneficiaries of her generosity. Under her guidance, Tony's Darts Away 
has supported community-based initiatives in the City of Burbank by 
providing funds to the Family Service Agency of Burbank, the Beagle 
Freedom Foundation, and Keep-A-Breast Foundation to name a few.
  Ms. Yanow and her husband, Tony Yanow, have shown great dedication to 
the non-profit organization River LA and its mission to unlock the 
potential and beauty of the Los Angeles River's fifty-one miles. From 
late 2015 until February 2016, the Yanows led a public matching grant 
campaign to raise funds and awareness for the creation of the 
community-oriented recreation areas and green spaces along the river. 
Ms. Yanow was deeply involved in the fundraising drive by creating a 
public awareness campaign through personal outreach and building a 
comprehensive social media strategy that ultimately accomplished the 
fundraising goal of $500,000. Ms. Yanow is a treasure to her community 
and an inspiration to all who know her.
  I ask all Members to join me in honoring an exceptional woman of 
California's 28th Congressional District, Amy Yanow.