[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Pages 26503-26504]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



   IN RECOGNITION OF DR. CHARLES G. ADAMS, HEASTER WHEELER AND WENDY 
                               WAGENHEIM

 Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to three 
outstanding people from my home state of Michigan. On December 10, 
2000, Dr. Charles G. Adams, Heaster Wheeler and Wendy Wagenheim are 
being recognized for their outstanding leadership in this year's ``All 
Kids First'' campaign initiative.
  Dr. Charles G. Adams has served as Pastor of Hartford Memorial 
Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, since 1969, and is one of 
Detroit's pre-eminent religious and civil rights leaders. Because of 
his eloquence and command of the issues, he is highly sought after as a 
speaker on issues of faith and social justice. He served as Co-Chair of 
the All Kids First initiative, participating in televised debates and 
helped to lead the effort among his colleagues in the religious 
community and the community at large. Finally, I would like to add a 
heartfelt ``Happy Birthday'' to Dr. Adams, who will be celebrating his 
64th birthday on December 13, 2000.
  Heaster Wheeler is the Executive Director of the Detroit Branch 
NAACP, the largest NAACP chapter in the United States. Wendy Wagenheim 
serves as Legislative Director for the American Civil Liberties Union 
of Michigan. Their combined experience in government, community service 
and public relations was invaluable in the All Kids First initiative. 
Together, Mr.

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Wheeler and Ms. Wagenheim participated in more than 45 debates about 
Proposal 1 throughout the state of Michigan. Their efforts were 
instrumental in defeating the proposal and in ensuring that all of 
Michigan's public schools will have adequate resources to educate our 
children.
  Mr. President, I hope my colleagues will join me in congratulating 
Dr. Charles Adams, Heaster Wheeler and Wendy Wagenheim as they are 
honored for their leadership of Michigan's All Kids First initiative, 
and in encouraging them to keep fighting on behalf of Michigan's 
children and to improve Michigan's public schools.

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