[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 122 (Monday, September 15, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1749-E1750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLA IRENE FRIERSON ON HER RETIREMENT FROM MID-
         CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY HEAD START PROGRAM

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 15, 1997

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the tremendous 
contributions Ella Irene Frierson has made to the Mid-Cumberland 
Community Action Agency and to her community.
  After 27 years of service with Mid-Cumberland Community Action 
Agency, ``Miss Ella'' is retiring at the end of this year. She is 
presently the Head Start Program's assistant director. Previously, she 
worked in the Head Start Program as a teacher and health coordinator.
  Ella has given much to her community, to its families, children, and 
individuals in need. She currently serves as board member and secretary 
for the January Street Mission, a religious mission program serving 
residents of Franklin Heights and January Street public housing. Ella 
is a member of the Holiday High School Alumni Association and the 
Criterion Literary and Art Club. Both organizations provide 
scholarships to local high school seniors. She is also a member of the 
Mid-Cumberland

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Council on Children and Youth and the Rutherford County Early Childhood 
Task Force, organizations that advocate improvement in the lives of 
children and families.
  ``Sister Frierson'' serves the Lord in several capacities at First 
Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, the Mothers' Board assistant secretary, 
church clerk, Ardent Workers Missionary Society teacher, General 
Mission treasurer, Membership Committee chairman, and senior choir 
member. She has previously been president, secretary, and treasurer of 
the mass choir.
  Mrs. Frierson is an alumni of Tennessee State University. She has 
five children and four grandchildren.
  We honor Mrs. Frierson today for her service with the Mid-Cumberland 
Community Action Agency Head Start Program, to the local community and 
First Baptist Church. She is a positive role model in an era where such 
models are rare. The citizens of Rutherford County are grateful for the 
many ways she has touched their lives.
  Again, Mrs. Frierson, congratulations on your retirement. May the 
days to come be filled with the happiness of family and friends. Thank 
you for all the happiness and joy you have given to us.

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