[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 27 (Thursday, March 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E304]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING REVEREND GLENDA HOPE

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2004

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend Glenda Hope 
who is receiving the TenderChamp Award from the Central City 
Hospitality House in San Francisco. Rev. Hope has been a tireless 
advocate for the poor and homeless and is deservedly being recognized 
for her unwavering leadership, inspiration, vision and energy.
  Central City Hospitality House is an organization that serves the 
homeless community in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. The 
TenderChamp award has been given out to organizations and individuals 
for their work in the Tenderloin community since 1986.
  Glenda is the Executive Director of San Francisco Network Ministries. 
She, with seven others, founded Network Ministries in 1972 and under 
her leadership the organization reaches thousands of poor and homeless 
people through programs that address a wide array of issues related to 
poverty. San Francisco Network Ministries received the TenderChamp 
award in 1989 for ``nourishing the spirit of the poor and being their 
advocate of change.'' It is fitting that Glenda is being individually 
recognized for the depth and longevity of her work.
  Rev. Hope attended San Francisco Theological Seminary and after 
graduating in 1969 she was ordained at Old First Presbyterian Church in 
San Francisco. She served as their Assistant Pastor from 1969-1972, 
then as Pastor to Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1978-1989.
  Glenda has had a long career in community service, working with 
Northern California Committee Against More Prisons, Tenderloin AIDS 
Network, the San Francisco Homeless Task Force and as the Chairperson 
to the General Assembly's Task Force to Persons in the Armed Forces.
  Mr. Speaker, Rev. Glenda Hope has been an active and outspoken 
community leader for her entire life. Her efforts on behalf of the 
community's less fortunate reflect the heartfelt compassion that 
infuses her life and her work. I am proud of her and I am honored to be 
her friend.

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