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24126 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1993 EXTENSION OF REMARKS THREE OUTSTANDING WOMEN TO former Congressman Guarini for his annual in She served as a legal specialist with the RECEIVE CONGRESSWOMAN terest in reporting these awards in the CON Newark Department of Health and Welfare in MARY T. NORTON AWARD AT GRESSIONAL RECORD. I am proud to continue 197 4; as assistant counsel to the Governor in 58TH UNITED WAY LUNCHEON this tradition. We also wish to express our ap 1978; a member for 1O years of the Jersey preciation for his support of the American Way City Medical Center Board of Directors; chair HON. ROBERT MENENDFl Program, established in 1990, to aid new person of the New Jersey Advisory Committee OF NEW JERSEY comers from the Asian Pacific countries to to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES learn the American way and the importance of Hudson County Improvement Authority; and in mutual cooperation. This program, coordinated other capacities. Thursday, October 7, 1993 by Conrad J. Vuocolo, is the only one of its Ms. Farber is a member of the American Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, type in the Nation. Bar Association and several State professional October 12, 1993, the 58th annual kickoff The recipients of the award for 1993 are: organizations. Described as a "woman on the luncheon will be hosted by the United Way of Jean McFaddin, group vice president of move and one willing to take personal risks for Hudson County at the Meadowlands Hilton in R.H. Macy & Co., and the producer of Macy's just causes,'' Ms. Farber resides in North Ber Secaucus, NJ. William E. Martin, president of Emmy Award-winning Thanksgiving Day Pa gen, NJ. the United Way of Hudson County for 37 rade. As group vice president and executive Denis Arthur has a long history of commu years, reports that this campaign kickoff will director of public relations and promotions, nity service. As a member of the board of di feature presentations of the prestigious Con Ms. McFaddin is responsible for developing rectors of the Hudson County Chamber of gresswoman Mary T. Norton Award for out merchandising programs and production of Commerce and Industry, she spearheaded the standing community service, and keynote re premiere celebrations for Macy's stores na school mentor program, which has over 130 marks by Richard A. Kraft, president and chief tionwide. She created "The 50th Anniversary mentors from the business community working operating officer of Matsushita Electric Corp. Celebration of the Wizard of Oz," featuring with 6th and 7th graders in the Jersey City of America. The company and its employees, giant inflatables of Dorothy and her friends on Public Schools. She also helps to keep Girl under the leadership of Mr. Kraft, has been a Macy's famed marquee. Jean won Emmys for Scouting in the forefront with the business model of corporate involvement in Hudson the 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, and 1987 pa community through the Annual Business County. Company officials and employees rades. We are proud that many of the figures Luncheon. have joined heart and hand in conducting a used in the parade are made and stored in A graduate of Trenton State College, she clothing drive for the homeless, provided Hoboken, NJ. She also directed New York has taught school in Livingston and Newark microwaves to enhance food pantries to feed City's July 4th Land Festival in 1977. Jean has and worked as an executive with the National the hungry, and conducted an excellent all been named a "Quintessential New Yorker" Personnel Service, in corporate planning and around United Way campaign. by Town & Country magazine and has re as director. Ms. Arthur founded Ready Person Since 1935 the United Way of Hudson ceived the Humanitarian Award of New York's nel Services and Ready Temps, helping shape County has met human service needs through Community of Mayors Association. the future of young people in the marketplace. its 33 agencies, voluntary organization presi A member of the New York Board of Direc She has been involved in the Hudson County dents, professional personnel, and approxi tors for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for 1O business community for over 20 years, and is mately 1, 100 corporate, labor, government years, she received their 1990 Outstanding a member of the National Association of Per and civic leaders who volunteer their services. Service Award. Jean is also on the national sonnel Consultants, the board of directors of A mighty army has been available to help board of directors of Race Against Time, a the New Jersey Association of Personnel Con those in need. nonprofit foundation committed to creating sultants, and of the Jersey City Rotary Club. This thank you luncheon will kickoff with a educational films on genetic therapy and other She operates her personnel service organiza film salute to the National Football League, medical advances. tion at the Jersey City waterfront and resides celebrating 20 years of NFUUW TV produc Ms. McFaddin holds a master's degree from in Berkeley Heights with her daughter, Tracey. tions, which enables the United Way message the University of Texas in theatrical produc Congresswoman Mary T. Norton, in 1925, to reach an estimated 80 million viewers tion, and has received undergraduate degrees was one of the first women elected to the U.S. weekly during the football season, and pro at Stephen's College, Columbia, MO, and the House of Representatives. She was elected to vides community service opportunities and University of Texas, her native State. represent Jersey City and Bayonne, 12th dis recognition for the National Football League Zulima V. Farber, appointed by Gov. James trict, as the first woman from the Democratic family. NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, a J. Florio, and sworn in on August 18, 1992, as party and the first woman from an eastern native of Jersey City, is providing the film New Jersey's Public Advocate and Public De State elected to the House in her own right. presentation, showing that this is truly a part fender, is the first Hispanic woman to serve in More than 40 years ago, Congresswoman nership in caring. a New Jersey cabinet post. A native of Cuba, Norton was a champion of child care, wom Three years ago, the United Way of Hudson she became involved in law and public service en's rights, labor safety standards, and edu County created the Congresswoman Mary T. when she learned that her 13-year-old brother cation. She was also instrumental in the inclu Norton Award, so named because of the Con had been arrested for carrying anti-Castro lit sion of women in high levels of government gresswoman's deep commitment to human erature in Santiago, Cuba. Fearing further ret service. She served 13 terms, retiring in 1950. service needs. The award recognizes women ribution against the family, her parents sent Also at this luncheon, the second annual who have made outstanding contributions to her to live with relatives in West New York, Louis T. Scialli Memorial Award will be pre the success of United Way programs both in NJ. A graduate of Memorial High School, she sented to Thomas Favia, president of the Jer our community and throughout the Nation. It worked as a secretary to a Union City attor sey City Education Association. Mr. Favia was symbolizes the spirit of the United Way-to in ney, and with the help of a small scholarship selected unanimously by the board of directors crease the organized capacity of people to enrolled in Montclair State College. She of the United Way of Hudson County to re care for one another. worked for 2 years as an instructor in Spanish ceive this award. Former Congressman Frank J. Guarini, who while studying for a doctorate in Spanish lit The United Way of Hudson County initiated served as a Member of Congress for the 14th erature at the City University of New York. En the Louis T. Scialli Memorial Award as a trib District of New Jersey, was instrumental in the couraged by her husband, Eugene Farber, a ute to the accomplishments of the member establishment of this award. Today I join with law student, she enrolled in Rutgers School of ship of the Jersey City Education Association. the United Way in expressing appreciation to Law. Mr. Scialli served as president of the JCEA e This "bullet" symbol identifies statements or insertions which are not spoken by a Member of the Senate on the floor. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. October 7, 1993 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 24127 from 1969 until his passing in 1990. He devel Joy, a very special couple who are celebrating keep the example of America Works in mind. oped strong programs, making the Hudson their 50th wedding anniversary. I believe that Government needs to be rede County Human Services Network perhaps one Leigh and Frances Joy are both natives of fined, not reinvented. As all those who read of the most effective in the entire Nation. Washington, DC. The youngest of the three this article will quickly see, private industry has JCEA members have served magnificently children of Frank and Helen Joy, Leigh at a much more compelling desire to see individ under the late Lou Scialli. It is for this reason tended Roosevelt High School, where he was uals succeed. That desire may not be entirely that the United Way of Hudson County an a star baseball pitcher. Frances, the daughter altruistic, but it is all the more successful be nounced the initiation of the Louis Scialli Me of Charles and Louise Huntington, attended cause of the self-interest which motivates it.