[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 21 (Wednesday, March 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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   TRIBUTE TO ANNA J. HUDSON, WINNER OF THE ARLEEN SINGLETON WILKES 
                        COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

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                          HON. JOSE E. SERRANO

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 2, 1994

  Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Anna J. Hudson, a 
wonderful, socially active and politically minded individual who will 
receive the National Council of Negro Women's Arleen Singleton Wilkes 
Community Service Award this Friday, March 4, at the National Council's 
7th Annual Award Dinner.
  Born and reared in South Carolina, Anna Hudson moved to New York City 
after her graduation from high school and studied to become a 
dietitian. She worked as a hospital dietitian for 25 years before 
beginning service as a school food service manager for New York City's 
School District III in 1976.
  Anna Hudson soon became active in a number of community service 
efforts, rose to the vice presidency of the Seneca Center, a social 
service agency serving the Hunt's Point area of the Bronx. After many 
years in that position, she now sits on the Seneca Center Board of 
Directors, as well as that of the Carnes McKinney Coop, Inc. She is a 
member of the NAACP, and serves as a member of the senior executive 
board of the East Bronx Section of the National Council of Negro Women, 
Inc.
  Anna Hudson is an active member of the Bright Temple A.M.E. Church 
and has served for many years as a member of the Church's Trustee 
Board, Chancel Choir, and Pastor's Aid Board. She is president of the 
Church's Progressive Club, first vice president of the Lay Organization 
and cochairperson of the Commission on Finance. She also coordinates 
and leads Bright Temple's Girl School troop, and organizes cultural and 
consumer education programs which benefit her entire community.
  Anna Hudson has received numerous community service awards over the 
course of her long career of active citizenship in the South Bronx. I 
have known her for most of that time, and while I cherish the memories 
of all of the occasions I have had the privilege of working with her, I 
value her even more deeply for her continuing contributions to the 
community. I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Anna J. Hudson 
for the honor she will receive from the National Council of Negro Women 
this Friday night.

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