[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17767]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF ESPERANZA, INC. AND THEIR 13TH 
                         ANNUAL FIESTA OF HOPE

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 10, 2003

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Esperanza, Inc. of Cleveland, as they celebrate 20 years of educational 
assistance and support within the Hispanic community of Cleveland. I 
also stand to recognize Esperanza's celebration of their 13th Annual 
Fiesta of Hope.
  Esperanza, Inc. is the only nonprofit organization in Ohio dedicated 
to the promotion and advancement of Hispanic education. This 
organization attracts hundreds of volunteers who tutor, mentor, and 
provide scholarship assistance to students of all ages.
  Since its formation in 1983, Esperanza, Inc. has celebrated its 
diversity through a yearly ``fiesta.'' Every year, the leaders and 
members of Esperanza, Inc. awards dozens of scholarships that provide 
critically needed financial assistance to students. Esperanza, Inc. 
focuses their resources, time and talents in promoting the most vital 
component of a productive and healthy individual and a productive and 
healthy society--educational opportunities for all.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honor and recognition 
of Esperanza, Inc. of Cleveland. For the past 20 years, this 
significant agency has uplifted the lives of thousands of youth within 
the Hispanic community, and continues its mission through its dedicated 
staff, volunteers, and equally dedicated students. Esperanza, Inc. 
provides financial support, technical resources and career guidance 
focused on students in the primary grades through college. Moreover, 
Esperanza, Inc. offers hope and opportunity, and underscores the notion 
that despite hardships and obstacles--support, encouragement and faith 
in a child will raise that child far above mediocrity to new heights of 
personal achievement--to a place where their dreams are realized.

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