HR0707 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, AHF (Aids Healthcare Foundation) is the largest global AIDS organization and provides HIV/AIDS care and services, including antiretroviral treatment, to more than 821,000 people in 38 countries; and

WHEREAS, AHF will mark its 30th anniversary throughout the end of 2017 with global events, including screenings of the film, "Keeping the Promise-AHF 30 Years"; and

WHEREAS, AHF has made a commitment to bring new and needed resources to the Chicago metropolitan area to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic; and

WHEREAS, AHF has established a presence in the African American community through its affiliation with the South Side Help Center; and

WHEREAS, AHF has established a presence in the Latino community through its affiliation with CALOR, Comprension y Apoyo a Latinos en Oposicion al Retrovirus; and

WHEREAS, AHF in Chicago will hold a community reception on November 30, 2017 to observe its 30th anniversary at Malcolm X College; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the work that the AIDS Healthcare Foundation has performed globally and in Illinois and the two affiliates in Chicago, the South Side Help Center and CALOR (Comprension y Apoyo a Latinos en Oposicion al Retrovirus) through which AHF delivers on its promise; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we declare November 30, 2017 as AHF Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the two AHF affiliates in Chicago, the South Side Help Center and CALOR.