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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois would like to thank the organizers,
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| volunteers, and participants of the 2004 Mt. Vernon Relay for |
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| Life
for their hard work and contributions to the event; and
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| WHEREAS, Relay for Life is an annual fundraiser for the |
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| American Cancer Society; between 2,800 and 3,000 new cancer |
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| cases are diagnosed in Southern Illinois every year and about |
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| 1,200 people die from cancer each year; and
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| WHEREAS, Last year the Mt. Vernon Relay for Life raised |
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| $88,900; this year the goal was set for $100,000, which has |
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| already been surpassed by $25,000; this year's Relay for Life |
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| consisted of 11 more teams
that committed to having one member |
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| walk the track during the
event; the opening lap at each relay |
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| is known as the Survivor's Lap, which is walked by cancer
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| survivors; this year 210 individuals participated in the |
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| Survivor's Lap and about 2,600 luminaries were sold for the |
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| event; and
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| WHEREAS, The theme for this year's event was "Our Reason To |
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| Relay"; it took place on June 4th and 5th; at the close of the |
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| event, the top fund-raisers were recognized; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| recognize and thank the efforts of the Mt. Vernon community who |
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| helped make the 2004 Mt. Vernon Relay for Life such a success; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we extend our heartfelt thanks to the
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| organizers, volunteers, and participants for their work on
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| behalf of cancer research and awareness; and be it further
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