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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Jaime Garcia on the 
4occasion of his retirement as executive director of  the Centro 
5de Información; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Centro de Información, a not-for-profit social 
7services agency, has been serving the Hispanic community in 
8and around Elgin for 50 years; the agency provides immigration 
9and naturalization services, employment aid, parenting skills 
10classes, an emergency food pantry, educational seminars, and 
11additional services to the Kane County area; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Jaime Garcia has been involved with the Centro de 
13Información since its inception on March 21, 1972; while 
14working part-time with the United Methodist churches in Elgin, 
15he partnered with Reverend Ivan Rivera of the St. Joseph 
16Catholic Church to pool resources and start an organization to 
17assist the estimated 5,000 Latinos living in the Elgin area at 
18the time; their then all-volunteer organization opened with no 
19funding in a small, one-room office offered to them by Club 
20Guadalupano in what is now the Elgin Senior Services building; 
21their organization opened every Tuesday afternoon and evening, 
22offering information, referrals, and advocacy; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Jaime Garcia has served the Centro de Información 
2in every capacity, as a volunteer for 35 years and as executive 
3director for the past 15 years; during his tenure, the Centro 
4de Información has grown to include 16 paid staff members, a 
5budget of more than $1 million, and three offices located in 
6Elgin, Carpentersville, and Hanover Park; since taking the 
7reins as executive director, the agency has assisted 
8approximately 150,000 individuals; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Jaime Garcia will retire on June 30, 2022; 
10therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we congratulate Jaime Garcia on his retirement from the Centro 
14de Información, recognize his commitment to the Kane County 
15community and the State of Illinois, and wish him success in 
16his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Jaime Garcia as an expression of our esteem and 
19respect.