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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, It is one of the privileges of the House of 
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Representatives to commend and pay due honor and respect to 
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persons who have given selflessly of themselves to the citizens 
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of this State; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Mary Alice D'Arcy recently celebrated 25 years of 
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service with Easter Seals DuPage; during that 25 years, she has 
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seen the services that Easter Seals DuPage offers grow to 
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include 70 on-staff therapists; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She was the recipient of the Myrtle M. and Tom B. 
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Medders Award from National Easter Seals in recognition of her 
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outstanding leadership and management of Easter Seals DuPage; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, She started her work with Easter Seals DuPage as a 
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social worker in 1980 and was named Executive Director in 1995; 
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she maintains her Clinical Social Worker License (LCSW) through 
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continuing education courses; and

 
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    WHEREAS, During her tenure as Executive Director, she 
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oversaw the completion of a 31,000-square-foot building that 
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serves the therapy needs of nearly 3,000 children with 
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disabilities each year; following completion of the new 
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building, Ms. D'Arcy obtained a grant to reinstate Social 
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Services, a department that supports the therapies by helping 
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children and families cope with the external issues involved in 
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disability; these services are provided at no cost to the 
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families of the children served; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Under her direction, more services are provided to 
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children through the Sponsor-A-Child Program, which continues 
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to grow and provide therapy services to children who otherwise 
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could not afford it; she is also very active with the 
 


 






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legislature, securing grants to further the work of Easter 
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Seals DuPage; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Ms. D'Arcy's positive spirit infects everyone, 
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and under her leadership, Easter Seals DuPage has grown, 
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expanded, and become a dynamic force in DuPage County; her 
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focus is always on the children and adults served through the 
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organization's programs; she brings courage, empathy, 
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direction, boldness, tenacity, and honesty to Easter Seals 
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DuPage with quiet dignity and poise; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we recognize Mary Alice D'Arcy for her 25 years of dedicated 
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service to Easter Seals DuPage, and we thank her for her 
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selfless devotion to the needs of others; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Mary Alice D'Arcy as an expression of our esteem.