Full Text of HR1430 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Northeast DuPage Special Recreation | 3 | | Association (NEDSRA) was formed in 1976, through the vision of | 4 | | the partners, to provide the same variety of recreation | 5 | | services for those with disabilities as the services available | 6 | | to the general public; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, From humble beginnings in 1977, when the first | 8 | | summer day camp was offered, NEDSRA now provides more than 600 | 9 | | programs and services to more than 4,000 separate individuals; | 10 | | and | 11 | | WHEREAS, After more than 33 years of dedicated service, | 12 | | Executive Director Larry Reiner is retiring as the leader of | 13 | | NEDSRA on November 5, 2010; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Over the past three to four decades, the public | 15 | | has increasingly come to better understand and embrace people | 16 | | with disabilities, and as this understanding has grown, so has | 17 | | the need for special parks and recreation services; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Larry thrived on this challenge, and under his | 19 | | direction, NEDSRA has become one of the country's best agencies | 20 | | at providing parks and recreation programs and services to | 21 | | individuals with a special need; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, NEDSRA has received numerous State and national | 2 | | awards, twice receiving the National Gold Medal for Excellence | 3 | | in Park and Recreation Management; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, NEDSRA is financially sound, and due to Larry's | 5 | | excellent leadership and passion for making NEDSRA the best it | 6 | | can be, the agency's programs, services, and staff are strong; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the steadfast support of the | 9 | | Association's member agencies, participants, parents, friends, | 10 | | and families, other individuals, local and State | 11 | | organizations, and Larry and the dedicated NEDSRA staff, the | 12 | | agency has grown and prospered over the years; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The NEDSRA Board and Staff will be celebrating | 14 | | Larry's legacy on October 20, 2010 at the Medinah Shrine Center | 15 | | in Addison; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Larry's vision and dedication to people with | 17 | | disabilities has been second to none throughout his remarkable | 18 | | career; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 20 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| 1 | | wish Larry Reiner well in his retirement and thank him for his | 2 | | many years of dedicated service to the NEDSRA family; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Larry Reiner with our gratitude and esteem.
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