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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN, INC., 17TH ANNUAL FOUNDER'S DAY
LUNCHEON--``LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND: MOVING STRATEGICALLY INTO THE
MILLENNIUM''
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HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.
of new jersey
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, March 15, 2000
Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, March 18, 2000, the National
Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW), North Shore Area Section (NSAS) is
sponsoring its 17th Annual Founder's Celebration Luncheon at Fort
Monmouth, NJ.
On that occasion, the annual Mahala Field Atchison Awared will be
presented to Dorothy McNish, an NSAS member. Since 1989, this award has
been presented annually to a member of the North Shore Area Section, in
memory of Mrs. Atchinson, an exemplary educator and humanitarian. Her
lifelong devotion to enriching the lives of children and making our
community a better place has been recognized in many ways. In 1973, the
Primary School on Sycamore Avenue in Tinton Falls, NJ, was renamed
Mahala F. Atchinson School. It is indeed a significant honor for Ms.
McNish to receive this award, and I am proud to pay tribute to her on
this occasion.
The keynote speaker at Saturday's event will be Major General Robert
Nabors, the Commander of the U.S. Army's CECOM (Communications
Electronics Command) at Fort Monmouth. Major General Nabors has been
the Commander at CECOM since September 1, 1998. He has served our
country in numerous posts, both internationally in Vietnam, Korea,
Germany, and Italy, and domestically, most recently at the command of
the 5th Signal Command, prior to assuming the command at CECOM. During
his distinguished career, he has won numerous awards and decorations.
Major General Nabors and his wife Valerie have three adult children.
The National Council of Negro Women, Inc., North Shore Area Section,
is a non-profit community-based organization striving to ensure the
educational, social, economic and cultural enrichment of African
American women, their families and their communities. The NCNW, which
was founded in 1935 by the noted educator and human rights activist
Mary McLeod Bethune, fulfills its mission through research, advocacy,
national and community based services and programs in the U.S. and in
African countries. Born of NCNW, NSAS has been a part of the Monmouth
County community for 18 years.
I would like to pay tribute to all of those who have worked so hard
to make Saturday's event a success, particularly NSAS current president
Laura Lewis and luncheon chairperson Girdie B. Washington.
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