[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO MOTHER ODESSA BONNER--USHER OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2005

  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today in honor of Mother 
Odessa Bonner who received the Life Time Achievement Award on June 5, 
2005 at the Saint Paul's Calvary United Church of God's Joint Usher 
Board's 36th Annual Day.
  Mother Bonner has been a dedicated member of Saint Paul's Calvary 
United Church of God's Usher Board for over 30 years. Her willingness 
to lend a helping hand has made it easy for the Usher Board to declare 
her 2005's Usher of the Year. She has devoted herself to assisting 
those in need through her outreach work at community food banks, 
various shelters and soup kitchens throughout Union and Essex counties.
  Mr. Speaker, I invite my colleagues here in the US House of 
Representatives to join me in honoring Mother Odessa Bonner as she 
accepts the Life Time Achievement Award as Usher of the Year. I am 
proud to have had her in my Congressional district and wish her never-
ending success in her future endeavors.

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