[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2779]
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            IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF SISTER DONNA L. HAWK

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 17, 2009

  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Sister Donna L. Hawk of Cleveland, Ohio, as she is named the West Side 
Catholic Center's Walk in Faith recipient of 2009.
  Throughout her life, Sister Donna Hawk has turned her faith into 
action, uplifting the lives of those living on the streets. Sister 
Donna has become a nationally-known leader by creating and operating 
transitional housing for the homeless, especially for women and their 
children fleeing domestic violence. While working for many years as a 
volunteer at the West Side Catholic Shelter, Sister Donna developed a 
special compassion for women, many of whom had young children, who 
sought refuge from abusive situations.
  In 1986, without funding, Sister Donna teamed with Sister Loretta 
Schulte to rally community leaders and developers in order to transform 
a motel on Cleveland's west side into Transitional Housing, Inc.--a 
place of shelter and source of counseling and resources for women and 
children in need. For more than twenty years, Transitional Housing, 
Inc. has served as a model for similar programs throughout the nation 
and across the world.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in honoring and recognizing of Sister 
Donna L. Hawk, whose faith in action, unwavering belief in the 
possibility of transformation, and staunch advocacy has given strength 
and hope to countless women and children.

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