On the recordJanuary 25, 1994
The rarest of all possible talents is the brilliance to make others radiate with joy. That is the very special quality of Charlotte Mailliard Swig of San Francisco. Charlotte has the magical gift to transform shadow into sunlight by making even the most humdrum occasion festive and lively. Today, she is being honored by Episcopal Charities in San Francisco, and I want to call attention of the U.S. Senate to her many accomplishments. Fittingly, she is being given the Hand-to-Hand Award for her leadership in helping those who are ill and suffering and would be forgotten if it were not for her caring heart. As a past recipient of the award, I know how extraordinary and special it is, and the award to Charlotte makes it all the more so. In so many ways, she walks hand in hand with those striving to build a stronger, more caring community. She presently is chair of the effort to raise private contributions to match public funds to build a modern Main Library in San Francisco that will meet the needs of our new technological and fast-moving society.
