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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of
4Monarch Award Foundation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
5Inc.'s Xi Nu Omega Chapter on the occasion of hosting its 29th
6Annual Monarch Awards Gala on November 5, 2011; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation was established in
81988 as a non-profit programming and fundraising organization;
9the foundation annually implements community-based programs
10and fundraisers, awarding more than $600,000 in scholarships
11and non-profit assistance since its inception; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation seeks to provide
13programs of service to the community, alone and in partnership
14with other organizations; the foundation also seeks to provide
15scholarships to assist students in academic endeavors, to
16provide assistance to community-based not-for-profits, to
17provide referrals, information, and assistance to families,
18and to acknowledge and foster cultural awareness and diversity;
19and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation's major fundraiser
21is the annual Monarch Awards Gala; all profits from the Gala
22are used to provide scholarships and donations to charitable

 

 

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1organizations; and
 
2    WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation and its Monarch
3Awards Gala serve as models of compassion and community spirit
4for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate the members of the Monarch Award Foundation of
8the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.'s Xi Nu Omega Chapter on
9the occasion of hosting its 29th Annual Monarch Awards Gala and
10wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be
11it further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to the members of Monarch Award Foundation as a
14symbol of our esteem and respect.