[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 23093] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]MARK SALO: 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD ______ HON. BOB FILNER of california in the house of representatives Tuesday, September 28, 1999 Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mark Salo on his 25th anniversary with Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties in California--the second largest affiliate of Planned Parenthood in the Nation. Mark has been active in the family planning movement since the late 1960's, beginning as a volunteer counselor with the Seattle-King County, Washington Family Planning Program. He graduate from the University of Washington in 1970 and, since 1974, has served as the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood for San Diego and Riverside Counties. In this capacity, he oversees the management of 15 family planning centers. Mark and his fellow Planned Parenthood staff members and volunteers are dedicated to providing a complete spectrum of reproductive medical care and educational programs to families in the San Diego and Riverside areas. Through a unique partnership with the Pro Salud family planning organization in Tijuana, 30,000 of our Mexican neighbors are also receiving these services. Mark Salo is regarded as a national family planning leader and has received recognition for his impact on family planning, both locally and nationally. He was the recipient of the 1989 Ruth Green Award, an award presented by the National Executive Directors Council to an outstanding Planned Parenthood director, chosen for his remarkable record in board development in public affairs, fund raising and planning, and service to Planned Parenthood of America. His other professional and volunteer activities include serving as a member of the Foundation Committee of Rotary International and of the board of trustees of the Museum of Man in San Diego, treasurer of the San Diego AIDS Project, and a graduate of L.E.A.D. of San Diego, which trains a select group of the leaders of our city's volunteer and nonprofit organizations. Mark has said that his family did not believe in government intrusion in private life. ``We believed firmly that people are fit to make moral decisions independent of government interference.'' His life and work with Planned Parenthood have put his words into action. I am pleased to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Mark Salo on the 25th anniversary of his service to Planned Parenthood and to the greater San Diego and Riverside communities. I want to recognize his dedication to the fundamental right of each individual to voluntary reproductive self-determination and his belief that such self- determination will enhance the quality of life, family relations, and population stability. ____________________