[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1737]
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                TRIBUTE TO SISTER JANE FRANCES BRADY, SC

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                        HON. WILLIAM J. MARTINI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 1995
  Mr. MARTINI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to take this opportunity to 
recognize an outstanding individual who has dedicated her life to 
serving others. Sister Jane Frances Brady, SC, brings comfort to those 
she touches through Healing the Children, a remarkable, service-
oriented organization committed to the donation of medical resources to 
those who cannot afford the attention they need.
  All over the world millions of families use the little money they 
have to buy just enough food to survive; they cannot afford normal 
medical expenses. In the most underdeveloped countries, children who 
need care go untreated because of a lack of resources or funding to 
afford the little care that is available. Families suffer unthinkable 
pain, and children are the victims in this tragedy.
  Sister Jane Frances Brady, SC, the president and chief executive 
officer of St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a recipient of 
numerous awards from professional and civic organizations for her 
dedication to helping the needy. However, her commitment to Healing the 
Children proves what the giving of ones self really accomplishes. 
Healing the Children has sent her to foreign countries where she has 
served on medical teams helping children who are suffering as a result 
of a lack of medical resources. As a part of Healing the Children, 
Sister Jane has also opened the doors of St. Joseph's to sick and needy 
children from around the world.
  Through the work of Sister Jane Frances Brady, SC, and the 
organization, Healing the Children, families are given the attention 
they need to help them stay in good health. This group of caring 
medical professionals seeks out children in need, recruits the medical 
personnel and provides loving support. The Healing the Children medical 
teams share their knowledge with the host country's medical personnel, 
in hopes that one day these trips will not be necessary. At both home 
and abroad, Healing the Children also flies children to hospitals where 
they will receive the best possible treatment for their ailment.
  Through the caring leadership of executive director and founder 
Evelyn Dudziec, this organization has performed these important 
missions for more than a decade. Mrs. Dudziec works out of a small 
office in her home in Kinnelon, NJ where she oversees the management of 
Healing the Children. She is also a member of Concerned Persons for 
Adoption and the Spina Bifida Parent Support Group. As a volunteer 
chairperson of the Fresh Air fund of northern New Jersey, a member of 
the Vietnamese Refugee Program and a host to 48 children through 
Healing the Children since 1981, Evelyn opens her heart to those less 
fortunate. Together with Sister Jane Frances Brady, SC, they serve as a 
rare and special reminder of what one person can accomplish in this 
small world.


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