[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E400]
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   CONGRATULATING ELDER ANTHONY G. GREEN I, OF SIKESTON, MO, ON HIS 
                 RECOGNITION BY THE DAUGHTERS OF SUNSET

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 23, 2000

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, on Saturday, March 25, 2000, Elder Anthony 
G. Green I is being honored by the Sikeston, MO Daughters of Sunset at 
their 16th Annual Recognition Program. I would like to extend my 
congratulations to Elder Green who is being recognized on this day for 
his community involvement.
  Elder Green is a graduate of Sikeston High School. He earned an 
associate degree in engineering from ITT Technical Institute in St. 
Louis, MO and is currently attending Green Memorial Biblical University 
and Andersonville Baptist Seminary. Elder Green is currently chief 
executive officer and pastor of Rhema World Breakthrough International 
Ministries of Cape Girardeau, MO and is president of the Sikeston 
Branch of the NAACP. He was also honored by the Department of Justice 
National Symposium on Civil Rights in Washington, DC.
  Elder Green is the cofounder and editor-in-chief of the African 
American Informant, Inc. Newspaper of Sikeston, MO. His many community 
activities include the Neighborhood Improvement Association, Martin 
Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Co-Coordinator, Citizens Home Mission 
tutor and mentor, Green Memorial Biblical University Board of 
Directors, and the Hundred Men Rally Committee speaker and co-
coordinator. Elder Green also is a member of various organizations 
including the NAACP, Justice League, Weed & Seed Steering Committee, 
Jurisdictional Djutancy Church of God in Christ, and Bootheel Healthy 
Start.
  Elder Green has received training in a number of fields, including 
Community Development Training Ad Hoc Group Against Crime, Advisory 
Council Legislation Training, Missouri Division of Family Service--
seminar on recognizing child abuse, and Southeast Missouri State 
University seminars in time management, cultural diversity, and 
conflict resolution.
  Elder Green is married to Vanissa McCauley-Green and is the father of 
one son, Anthony Green II.
  Congratulations, Elder Green, on your recognition by the ``Daughters 
of Sunset.'' Your lifelong dedication to family and community is truly 
inspirational.

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