[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 22]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 30717-30718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    MRS. BEVERLY HATCHER, PRESIDENT OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE MINORITY 
                            BUSINESS COUNCIL

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 8, 2007

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, today I am proud to recognize a community 
leader in southeast Texas. Mrs. Beverly Hatcher has worn many 
distinguished hats, including mother, wife, member of the Junior League 
of Beaumont; Honorary Member of Delta Sigma Pi Fraternity of Delta Eta 
Chapter; Beaumont Rotary Club Member; Beaumont M.L. King, Jr. Parkway 
Commission; Texas PTA Honorary Life Member; Member of the National 
Association of Parliamentarians; Board Member of the 100 Club of 
Jefferson and Hardin Counties; Member of Leadership Texas, Leadership 
America and Leadership Southeast Texas; Vice President of Membership of 
the Three Rivers Council of the Boy Scouts of America; U.S. Small 
Business Administration District VI Minority Small Business Advocate of 
the Year; Port Arthur Weed and Seed Advisory Board; and '04-'06 Senator 
Kay Bailey Hutchison's Business Leadership Summit.
  Since 1990, Mrs. Hatcher has led the Golden Triangle Minority 
Business Council. As president of the GTMBC, Mrs. Hatcher helps 
educate, promote, and develop minority and women owned businesses by 
providing a variety of programs, services and business opportunities.
  Mrs. Hatcher and the GTMBC routinely bring corporate and public 
interests together for the benefit of southeast Texas by providing a 
unique partnership in economic and community development. By 
consolidating the interests and resources of industries through 
advertisers and mentors and making them available to minority owned 
businesses, the GTMBC enlightens and strengthens local communities by 
preparing business leaders for competition in a global market. Through 
Mrs. Hatcher's leadership, the GTMBC was one of only 29 applicants in 
1999 to receive an award from the U.S. Small Business Administration as 
Small Disadvantaged Business Private Certifier.

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  I applaud Mrs. Hatcher and the Golden Triangle Minority Business 
Council for working tirelessly on behalf of minority and women owned 
businesses. The knowledge and support that she provides to local 
businesses ensures that the entrepreneurial spirit will be nurtured, 
and tomorrow's business leaders will be prepared for global economic 
growth.
  I applaud Mrs. Beverly Hatcher on her outstanding achievements. She 
has helped make our world a better place to live, and I applaud her 
unwavering service and dedication to the community.
  That's just the way it is.

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