congressional_record: CREC-1998-12-17-pt1-PgE2335-3
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| CREC-1998-12-17-pt1-PgE2335-3 | 1998-12-17 | 105 | 2 | TRIBUTE TO WILDA SPALDING | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | TRIBUTETO | E2335 | E2335 | [{"name": "Howard L. Berman", "role": "speaking"}] | 144 Cong. Rec. E2335 | Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 153 (Thursday, December 17, 1998) [Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 153 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page E2335] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] TRIBUTE TO WILDA SPALDING ______ HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN of california in the house of representatives Thursday, December 17, 1998 Mr. BERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to World Wins Corporation and its president, Wilda Spalding. I'm convinced that if there were more people like Wilda Spalding, than such lofty goals as world peace would not seem nearly so elusive. For 25 years, Ms. Spalding, the President of World Wins Corporation, has waged a one- person campaign in support of universal human rights, peace, and justice. She has devoted an incredible amount of her own time and resources in this effort. Among her proudest accomplishments was working with the United Nations to establish the UN's Year of the Child. I first became aware of Ms. Spalding in the summer of 1998, when World Wins Corporation issued a medal of excellence to my close friend, Blinky Rodriguez. Blinky is the architect of the Valley Peace Treaty, which during the past five years has brought about a remarkable reduction in the number of gang killings in the Northeast San Fernando Valley. Those of us who live and work in the Northeast Valley are well aware of Blinky's work, and we were all very moved when he was recognized by Wilda Spalding and World Wins Corporation. Blinky joined 14 other winners of the Medal of Excellence in Geneva, Switzerland, where he was feted in front of an international audience of dignitaries. I will always be grateful to Ms. Spalding for bestowing this prestigious and richly-deserved honor on Blinky. I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting Wilda Spalding, President of World Wins Corporation, for her dedication to making ours a better world. She is a shining example for us all. ____________________ |