[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 23 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E231]
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                   IN RECOGNITION OF EVELYN G. SUMTER

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                        HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 6, 2000

  Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to offer my sincerest 
congratulations to Missionary Life Member, Evelyn G. Sumter of 
Bushwick, Brooklyn, who on March 11, 2000, will be Honored at the New 
York Annual Lay Organization Conference of the African Methodist 
Episcopal Church.
  ``Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,'' Matthew 28:19 speaks 
volumes for the work and contributions, Mrs. Sumter has made to her 
community. As a member of the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal 
Church of Harlem, New York, Mrs. Sumter has also given valuable love 
and tireless energy as a mother, grandmother, and care giver to 52 
foster children in Brooklyn and Harlem.
  In dedicating her life to community service work, Mrs. Sumter has 
served as the Housing Chairperson of the Community Corporation; 
Director of the Young People and Children's Division of her church; 
Chairperson of the New York Lay Organization's Social Action Committee; 
New York HIV/AIDS Program; Operator of her own private day care center; 
Director of the Bushwick Neighborhood Coordinating Day Care Center; 
Director of the Bushwick Family Life and Education Project Counseling 
Services; Parliamentarian of Woodhull Medical and Mental Hospital 
Advisory Board; Director of the Bushwick Youth Community Support 
Program; and Family Counselor for the Horace E. Green Day Care Center.
  Currently she is the Director of the Palmetto Garden Senior Center; 
Member of the Together With Love Food For Survival Program; 1st Vice 
Chairperson of the Bushwick Community Action Association, Inc.; and 
Board Member of the Bushwick Community Service Society.
  Mrs. Sumter holds a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education 
from Antioch University in Yellowspring, Ohio and a Master's in Social 
Work with credits in Special Education from Adelphi University in 
Garden City, New York.
  In 1951, Mrs. Sumter became the first Lay delegate of the New York 
Conference to the biennial Convention Tulsa, Oklahoma. And a year 
later, she became the President of the Rosa B. Williams Women's 
Missionary; and Dean of the Manhattan Area Institute.
  As President John F. Kennedy once said ``Leadership and learning are 
indispensable to each other.'' I believe Evelyn G. Sumter understands 
that which is why she has been such an inspirational figure in her 
community, and has dedicated her time and spirit in enhancing the lives 
of others. I am proud to offer my congratulations to Evelyn today and 
to personally thank her for all her contributions to society.

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