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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, This year, millions of school children around the 
3world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance 
4Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the 
5skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and 
6violence; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles; the 
8program has proven so successful that it is now being 
9implemented in 75% of our nation's school districts and in more 
10than 43 countries around the world; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, D.A.R.E. is a police officer-led series of 
12classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten 
13through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live 
14productive drug and violence-free lives; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Illinois D.A.R.E. recently held a statewide 
16design-a-poster contest with a drug-free theme; and

  
 
17    WHEREAS, Two fifth-grade students out of numerous entries 
18from across the State of Illinois were declared the winners of 
19the contest, Makenzie S. Williams from Galesburg and Nolan Byrd 
20from Joliet; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, All the D.A.R.E. Students across the State, along 
2with the D.A.R.E. officers, are to be commended for choosing to 
3be drug free; therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
5NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
6congratulate Makenzie S. Williams and Nolan Byrd on the 
7occasion of winning the Illinois D.A.R.E. design-a-poster 
8contest and wish them continued success in the future; and be 
9it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
11presented to Makenzie S. Williams and Nolan Byrd as a symbol of 
12our respect and esteem.