[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 158 (Wednesday, October 28, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATING SUSAN S. RINGLER, THE TEMPE COMMUNITY COUNCIL'S 2009 
                        HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR

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                         HON. HARRY E. MITCHELL

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 28, 2009

  Mr. MITCHELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Susan 
``Sue'' Ringler, who has been named as the 2009 Humanitarian of the 
Year by the Tempe Community Council. The Tempe Community Council was 
founded in 1972 with the mission of ``connecting those in need with 
those who care,'' and has been honoring exceptional individuals with 
the Don Carlos Humanitarian Award for the past 26 years. Sue 
exemplifies the definition of a humanitarian, and is incredibly 
deserving of this award.
  Sue has worked to serve her community and the city of Tempe in 
numerous and incredible ways. Currently a faculty associate with 
Arizona State University's School of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation 
at the West Campus, Sue is also the pastor of Guardian Angels Catholic 
Community. In the past, Sue was the manager of Paz de Cristo food 
kitchen in Mesa when it began in 1988, and worked to make sure that 
this kitchen had a permanent location to feed the homeless. Sue also 
served as manager of Ten Thousand Villages, a non-profit fair trade 
shop that sells crafts made in third world countries and sends the 
profits directly back to the artists. Sue also played a critical role 
in the development of both the Interfaith Hospitality Emergency Lodging 
Program and Tempe Homeless Connect.
  Sue has contributed so much to the Tempe community with her 
unwavering devotion to helping the homeless and those in need. She is a 
role model for our community, and demonstrates what it truly means to 
be a humanitarian. Please join me, Madame Speaker, in congratulating 
Sue for receiving the Don Carlos Humanitarian Award, and for 
recognizing all of her past achievements.

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