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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Kirstin Grzonka on | ||||||
| 4 | earning the Summit Award as a member of BSA Venturing Crew l in | ||||||
| 5 | the Pathway to Adventure Council; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Venturing Scouts is an inclusive program through | ||||||
| 7 | the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for males and females aged 14 | ||||||
| 8 | to 20, or those who are aged 13 and have completed the 8th | ||||||
| 9 | grade; the program is operated through Venturing Crews, units | ||||||
| 10 | of youth and advisors that meet on set schedules and plan | ||||||
| 11 | activities and events for youth; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Summit Award represents the Venturing Scouts' | ||||||
| 13 | highest honor; to achieve this ultimate recognition, a scout | ||||||
| 14 | must serve the crew as a leader, both formally and informally, | ||||||
| 15 | and be a mentor to others; in addition, the scout must | ||||||
| 16 | strengthen their community by designing and leading a service | ||||||
| 17 | project to benefit others; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Starting last year, Kirstin Grzonka planned, led, | ||||||
| 19 | and executed a Summit Award Service Project to assist the | ||||||
| 20 | Heartland Animal Shelter, which had a desperate need for | ||||||
| 21 | supplies and food; with the support of her crew, she was able | ||||||
| 22 | to collect a significant volume of items for the shelter; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka has displayed enviable leadership | ||||||
| 2 | skills and has steadily advanced over the years; she served as | ||||||
| 3 | Crew Quartermaster for the last 2 years and was responsible for | ||||||
| 4 | all of the unit's equipment; she earned the Ranger Award, which | ||||||
| 5 | is the highest award for outdoor skills in scouting; she was | ||||||
| 6 | elected president by her crew at the end of 2019; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka has also been nationally | ||||||
| 8 | recognized; she was elected to join the Order of the Arrow, the | ||||||
| 9 | National Honor Society of the BSA, which opened its elections | ||||||
| 10 | to female scouts for the first time in its 104-year history in | ||||||
| 11 | 2019; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka is also a member of the Girl | ||||||
| 13 | Scouts of America and a recipient of the Gold Award, the | ||||||
| 14 | highest award in Girl Scouts; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka will graduate this spring from | ||||||
| 16 | Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, where she was a member | ||||||
| 17 | of the Lake Zurich Girls Bowling Team; she will be attending | ||||||
| 18 | Northern Illinois University this fall to study biology with | ||||||
| 19 | the intention of becoming a veterinarian; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
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| 1 | we congratulate Kirstin Grzonka on earning the Summit Award, | ||||||
| 2 | and we wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it | ||||||
| 3 | further
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| 4 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 5 | presented to Kirstin Grzonka as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 6 | respect.
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