Mr. Speaker. I rise today to honor Francisca De Castro Guevarra. a dedicated community leader who is being honored as an Inductee Into the San Matee County Womens Hall of Fame. Francisca De Castro Guevarra was born in San Francisco and is the daughter of Filipino immigrants. She has been an exemplary community volunteer for the past 28 years. She left her banking career In 1969 to join the Volunteer Center where she has been Instrumental In broadening the focus of service to groups and regions that had not previously been served. In 1990. she organized the bay areas first Volunteer Center Conference on Cultural Diversity and Voluntarism. which has served as a model for many subsequent conferences throughout the bay area.
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