[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E605]
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  HONORING THE 2005 GLADNEY CUP GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE CONGRESSIONAL 
                      COUNTRY CLUB IN BETHESDA, MD

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 12, 2005

  Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
event that is conducted for the benefit of one of the best 
organizations in my district, the Gladney Center for Adoption.
  On Monday, May 2, 2005, the Gladney Cup Golf Tournament will occur at 
the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, MD, to benefit the Gladney 
Center for Adoption. The Gladney Adoption Center was founded more than 
100 years ago in Fort Worth, TX, to find ``loving homes for orphaned 
children'' and today is one of this Nation's leading adoption services, 
which specializes in international and domestic adoptions. The center 
has placed more than 26,000 children in loving homes and has assisted 
more than 36,000 women experiencing crisis pregnancies. The Gladney Cup 
Golf Tournament is a premier event which raises much needed funds for 
the center's international and domestic adoption programs. The first 
Gladney Cup Golf Tournament was held at the famed Colonial Country 
Club, which is located in my district. The caliber of the inaugural 
tournament attracted more than 200 players and raised more than $1 
million for the Gladney Center. The 2005 Gladney Cup Golf Tournament is 
the third event and the reputation of the tournament, coupled with the 
beautiful and prestigious greens of the Congressional Country Club, 
again is attracting players and corporations from around the country 
who not only derive satisfaction from playing on a challenging golf 
course, but also who are committed to helping the Gladney Adoption 
Center.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize the Gladney Cup Golf 
Tournament, the organizations and individuals who are participating in 
the event so that more children may have happy homes in which to live 
and so that women who are experiencing a crisis pregnancy have a loving 
and supportive place to which to turn to for help.

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