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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate H. Dennis Smith on 
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the occasion of being nominated for the WSPN Non-Profit 
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Executive of the Year award by the Northern Illinois Food Bank; 
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    WHEREAS, The West Suburban Philanthropic Network (WSPN) is 
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a 21-year-old organization dedicated to supporting development 
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professionals and advancing philanthropy in the western 
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suburbs of Chicago; the Non-Profit Executive of the Year award 
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is given by WSPN to a senior-level not-for-profit executive who 
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has demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing the 
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mission and services of his or her organization for the benefit 
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of residents in the western suburbs; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith attended the University of South 
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Carolina, where he majored in journalism; he then switched to 
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the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia, 
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Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1964; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith joined the Northern Illinois Food 
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Bank in August of 1998, following his retirement as Director of 
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Corporate Communications for Van den Bergh/Lipton Foods; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Northern Illinois Food 
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Bank, H. Dennis Smith has guided the organization to new 
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heights of success through his incredible vision, hard work, 
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and discipline; the food bank has increased the amount of food 
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it distributes from 7 million to 29 million pounds in 2009; the 
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food bank has also increased its partner agencies from 210 to 
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547 and expanded its revenue from $1 million to $6 million; in 
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addition, NIFB now operates 2 branch locations in Park City and 
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Rockford and has strong ties to numerous county government 
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officials and community organizations throughout DuPage 
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County; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Under H. Dennis Smith's guidance, the Northern 
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Illinois Food Bank has received a Charity Navigator 4-Star 
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Rating for 6 consecutive years and has been the recipient of 
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numerous awards, including the Innovative Advocacy Program of 
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the Year award, the Food Sourcing Program of the Year award, 
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and Group Volunteer of the Year award, and the Congressional 
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Hunger Award; and
 
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    WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith is the past president of the 
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Illinois Food Bank Association; he is the chair of Feeding 
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America's National Hunger Action Committee; he is also a member 
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of the Illinois Commission on Poverty; and
 
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    WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith and his loving wife, Joy, live in 
 


 






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Geneva; and
 
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    WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate H. Dennis Smith on the occasion of his nomination 
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for the WSPN Non-Profit Executive of the Year award and wish 
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him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to H. Dennis Smith as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.