[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 52 (Monday, March 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E645]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     A TRIBUTE TO CLAUDETTE AUDIGE

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                          HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 26, 2007

  Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Brooklyn, 
New York resident, Ms. Claudette Audige. Claudette Audige was born on 
December 7, 1962, in Kingston, Jamaica. She has been a resident of New 
York for more than 21 years. Ms. Audige is the wife of Andre Audige and 
the mother of 3 beautiful children, Chase, Chad and Jodie.
  Claudette Audige has been an experienced loan consultant for more 
than 20 years. She is noted for her wisdom and compassion for 
encouraging home ownership. She has inspired and helped many people to 
save their homes as well as purchase a home.
  Most of Mrs. Audige's extensive community involvement has been with 
young people. She was a counselor at Good Samaritan Church, in the 
Bronx, and St. Michaels, in Sheldon, New York. Her community activities 
include participation in the McDonald's sing along concert series, a 
drug awareness campaign, and the neighborhood gang violence awareness 
program. The assistance she provides for children goes beyond the call 
of duty since she works closely with the youth in her community.
  She is sensitive to the needs of homeowners and it is out of that 
compassion that led her to become a financial consultant. In addition, 
the high rate of housing foreclosures among her friends and family was 
another incentive for her to embark on this profession. Claudette gives 
workshops to new homeowners and advises them of their financial status. 
Due to her own past financial hardships, she has developed a flair for 
assisting people to accumulate wealth through the power of prayer and 
financial wisdom. Financial empowerment guides and motivates Mrs. 
Audige to teach others to accumulate wealth and prosperity.
  This extraordinary woman goes above and beyond the call of duty and 
is commendable to the standards befitting the praised, virtuous woman 
described in Proverbs.
  Her motto is ``if I can help someone let not my living be in vain.'' 
Claudette Audige strives to educate the young and the old to possess 
the knowledge of financial wisdom. She believes that everyone can own a 
home with the proper education.
  Madam Speaker. I would also like to recognize the impressive works of 
Claudette Audige as well as her commitment to the Brooklyn community.
  Madam Speaker. I urge my colleagues to join me in paying tribute to 
this wonderful woman for all that she does for current and prospective 
homeowners.

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