HR1518 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, In 2008, the Pioneer Center for Human Services in McHenry will celebrate its 50th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, Founded in 1958 to serve the needs of the developmentally disabled, the Pioneer Center for Human Services has grown into an agency that now provides services to over 1,700 individuals annually in McHenry County; and

WHEREAS, In addition to services for the developmentally disabled, over the years the Pioneer Center has expanded its scope to include persons with mental illness and traumatic brain injury, as well as early intervention therapies for children from birth to age five; and

WHEREAS, The Pioneer Center also serves victims of sexual assault through the VOICE program and homeless men, women, and children through the PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) program; and

WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, the Pioneer Center for Human Services has made significant contributions to McHenry County and the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The commemoration of the Pioneer Center's 50th anniversary provides an opportunity to recognize the center's great work over the past 50 years; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the staff and administration of the Pioneer Center for Human Services in McHenry on the occasion of the center's 50th anniversary and declare September 15, 2008 as "Pioneer Center for Human Services Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to a representative of the Pioneer Center for Human Services as a symbol of our esteem and respect.