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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Melissa Boratyn, a Chicago resident, was 
3diagnosed with breast cancer at
the age of 23, and now, eight  
4years later, continues her battle; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Melissa Boratyn  met her husband, Jimmy Boratyn, 
6while they were undergraduate students
at Loyola University 
7Chicago; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Melissa Boratyn and her husband directed and

9produced the film Ginger as a graduate school thesis project at 
10DePaul University in
Chicago; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, At its premier in November of 2018, Ginger won 
12Best of the Festival at the 10th Annual
Lady Filmmakers 
13Festival in Beverly Hills, California; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Ginger was also awarded the World Humanitarian 
15Award at the
2018 Queens World Film Festival; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, After a year of winning numerous awards at various 
17film festivals, Ginger will be released to the public to 
18achieve its intended goal of helping others; therefore, be it
  
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
 
 
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1HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
2during the month of October 2019, National Breast Cancer 
3Awareness Month, we commend the efforts of Melissa Boratyn, 
4through her film Ginger, to help other young people battling 
5breast cancer and to inspire all audience members with a 
6message of hope, and we encourage all to promote awareness of, 
7and to advocate for, women who are battling breast cancer; and 
8be it further
  
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
10presented to Melissa Boratyn as a symbol of our respect and 
11esteem.