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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 214 

Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Daughters of Penelope, a preeminent international women’s association and an affiliate organization 

of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 25, 2015 

Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on the Judiciary 

RESOLUTION 

Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Daughters of 

Penelope, a preeminent international women’s association 

and an affiliate organization of the American Hellenic 

Educational Progressive Association. 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope is a leading international 

organization of women of Hellenic descent and of 

Philhellenes, that was founded on November 16, 1929, in 

San Francisco, California, to improve the status and 

well-being of women and their families and to provide 

women the opportunity to make significant contributions 

to their communities and country; 

Whereas the mission of the Daughters of Penelope is to promote philanthropy, education, civic responsibility, good 

citizenship, family and individual excellence, and the 


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ideals of ancient Greece, through community service and 

volunteerism; 

Whereas Daughters of Penelope chapters sponsor affordable 

and dignified housing to the senior citizen population of 

the United States by participating in the supportive 

housing for the elderly program established under section 

202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); 

Whereas Penelope House, a domestic violence shelter for 

women and their children sponsored by the Daughters of 

Penelope in Mobile, Alabama, is the first of its kind in 

the State of Alabama and is recognized as a model shelter for others to emulate throughout the United States; 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope also sponsors Penelope’s 

Place, a domestic violence shelter in Brockton, Massachusetts; 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope Foundation, Inc., supports the educational objectives of the Daughters of Penelope by providing tens of thousands of dollars annually 

for scholarships, sponsoring educational seminars, and 

donating children’s books to libraries, schools, shelters, 

and churches through the Penelope’s Books program; 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope is the first ethnic organization to submit to the Library of Congress oral history 

tapes, which provide an oral history of first generation 

Greek American women in the United States; 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope promotes awareness of 

and provides financial support to charitable organizations, including the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (formerly the Papanicolaou 

Cancer Center), the Alzheimer’s Foundation, and the 

American Heart Association; 


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Whereas the Daughters of Penelope also promotes awareness 

of and provides financial support to medical research for 

breast cancer and other cancers, Thalassemia (also 

known as Cooley’s Anemia), Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, 

and Muscular Dystrophy; 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope provides support and financial assistance to victims and communities affected by 

natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and 

forest fires; and 

Whereas the Daughters of Penelope has supported and contributed to organizations such as the Special Olympics, 

the Barbara Bush Foundation for Literacy, the Children’s Wish Foundation, UNICEF, Habitat for Humanity, St. Basil Academy, and countless other organizations 

that help families and communities: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) recognizes the significant contributions of 

3 American citizens of Greek ancestry and of 

4 Philhellenes to the United States; and 

5 (2) commemorates the 85th anniversary of the 

6 Daughters of Penelope in 2015, applauds its mis7 sion, and commends the many charitable contribu8 tions of its members to organizations and commu9 nities worldwide. 

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