[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 30 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E311]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MARY ANN FLUNDER

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                           HON. DENNIS MOORE

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 4, 2010

  Mr. MOORE of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the incomparable Mary Ann Flunder of Kansas City, Kansas.
  A longtime elected member of the Kansas City, Kansas Community 
College Board of Trustees, Mary Ann has given a lifetime of service to 
the Kansas City community. A tireless community activist, she has long 
served as one of my most important advisors and sounding boards. I 
place this statement in today's Congressional Record, however, in 
recognition of her upcoming receipt of an award from the Kansas City 
Business Magazine, which will recognize her at an event on March 11th 
as one of the most influential businesswomen in the Kansas City area in 
2010.
  The March 2010 issue of KC Business includes a brief profile of Mary 
Ann Flunder, which I include below. I thank you, Madam Speaker, for the 
opportunity to pay public tribute to unique, irreplaceable, longtime 
Kansas City, Kansas community leader Mary Ann Flunder.

                 Mary Ann Flunder: Business Consultant

       Mary Ann Flunder has spent her life empowering others to 
     achieve their academic, career and life goals. She has done 
     so by assisting more than 100 entrepreneurs with business 
     startups, by helping existing businesses achieve licensing 
     and government funding, and by lobbying for legislation that 
     advances small businesses. A tireless worker and champion of 
     others, Flunder takes it upon herself to connect those who 
     need connecting. A well-known advocate in the community, the 
     sage-like Flunder has a reputation for stepping up to the 
     plate and making things happen by expending her own time, 
     money and other resources. Flunder participates on several 
     boards, maintains an interest in the education of youth and 
     runs a side business that sells Watkins products primarily to 
     senior citizens. Flunder received an Excellence Award at the 
     2009 National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
     People Freedom Fund banquet.

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