[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 161 (Friday, October 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1280]
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   IN RECOGNITION OF THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF DETROIT RESCUE MISSION 
                               MINISTRIES

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 11, 2019

  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 110th 
anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM). The Mission's 
years of service to Detroit are worthy of commendation.
  On February 14, 1909, the Detroit Rescue Mission was founded by David 
C. Stucky. The Mission began as a soup kitchen in an old poultry store, 
offering food, clothing, shelter, and church services to Detroit's 
homeless. As the years passed, the Mission evolved to meet the changing 
needs of the inner city and provide support to even more groups of 
disadvantaged people. As it grew, it began to offer new services like 
substance abuse treatments, educational courses, and job preparation 
training to help rebuild lives destroyed by poverty, homelessness, and 
addiction.
  Since its inception, the Mission has remained fully committed to 
supporting people across Detroit. Even during the trying years of the 
Great Depression, DRMM volunteers sacrificed food from their own 
personal shelves to ensure families would not be left to starve. 
Decades later, DRMM still continues its selfless mission and truly has 
become an invaluable resource to many in our community. From offering 
medical treatments to low-income mothers and their children to 
providing permanent housing solutions to our nation's veterans, DRMM 
has proven an overwhelming and lasting commitment to Detroit. I am 
grateful for its dedicated efforts to provide hope to hopeless, abused, 
and disadvantaged members of our community.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the 
110th anniversary of Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries. We deeply 
appreciate DRMM's 110 years of remarkable service and wish the 
organization continued success in the decades ahead.

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