[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1643]
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    A TRIBUTE TO NANCY SULLIVAN STRETCH 2012 SPIRIT OF MATER AWARD 
                               RECIPIENT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2012

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Nancy Sullivan Stretch, 
a 1957 graduate of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Atherton, 
California. Nancy is being honored on October 20, 2012, with the 
coveted Spirit of Mater Alumni Award which recognizes alumni who 
``radiate Mater's spark of divine spirit and who employ life in a 
manner representative of the Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, Goals and 
Criteria. Schools of the Sacred Heart commit themselves to educate to a 
personal and active faith in God; a deep respect for intellectual 
values; a social awareness which impels to action; the building of 
community as a Christian value; and personal growth in an atmosphere of 
wise freedom.''
  Nancy is being honored for spending her life working toward 
fulfilling the goals and criteria of a Sacred Heard education. She 
served for eight years as Board President of Creativity Explored, a San 
Francisco organization devoted to supporting people with developmental 
disabilities in their quests to become working artists. She serves her 
parish as a Eucharistic Minister and founded the ``Peanut Butter 
Brigade'' which prepares hundreds of brown bag lunches and distributes 
them to the homeless of San Francisco. Her volunteers include small 
children, teens, adults and seniors. Nancy also served her community as 
an Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of San 
Francisco.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Nancy 
Sullivan Stretch, a woman who has lived a life which embodies the goals 
and criteria of Sacred Heart Schools. She lives the five commitments of 
faith, respect, social awareness, community building and personal 
growth, and her contributions have strengthened our community and our 
country immeasurably.

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