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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Volunteering is a national effort focused on |
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| improving "communities" by utilizing the desire, commitment, |
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| and determination of individuals of all ages; and
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| WHEREAS, Volunteering was strongly expressed immediately |
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| after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and |
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| the Pentagon, illustrating care and compassion, pulling |
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| together, and helping each other, holding fast to our united |
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| beliefs that there truly is strength in freedoms; and
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| WHEREAS, Volunteering exemplifies that spirit by enlisting |
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| individuals and groups in working together to keep American |
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| strong and beautiful; and
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| WHEREAS, The mere act of volunteering to help a fellow |
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| American encourages others to lend a helping hand where there |
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| is need; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois citizens cannot turn their eyes away from |
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| illiteracy, poverty, hunger, pollution, loneliness, exclusion, |
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| and abuse; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois citizens can get a list of available |
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| volunteer projects within their geographic area through |
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| VolunteerMatch.com and other programs; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we encourage all |
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| Illinois citizens to accept the challenge of improving their |
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| community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That all Illinois citizens are encouraged to |
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| accept the challenge of making Illinois a great place to live |
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| by volunteering in their own community.
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