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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Megan Cassidy of |
| 4 | | Grayslake and a member of Girl Scout Troop 40493 on attaining |
| 5 | | the Girl Scout Gold Award; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Megan is a freshman at Concordia University in |
| 7 | | Wisconsin; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Gold Award is the highest rank that a young |
| 9 | | woman can earn within the Girl Scouts of America;
Ms. Cassidy |
| 10 | | has been a member of the Girl Scouts since 1st grade; in 6th |
| 11 | | grade, she was given a Bronze Award for creating a workshop |
| 12 | | program called "Becoming a Teen" to help young girls with |
| 13 | | addressing life issues that arise in teenage years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, In 9th Grade, Ms. Cassidy attained the "Silver |
| 15 | | Award" for her research and creation of a presentation on the |
| 16 | | country of France that was given to local civic groups and |
| 17 | | other Girl Scout Troops; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, For her final Gold Award project, Ms. Cassidy |
| 19 | | created an English as a Second Language (ESL) "Read to Me" |
| 20 | | program for the Avon Elementary School Media Center in Round |
| 21 | | Lake Beach, by recording and producing 75 "books on CDs" for |
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| 1 | | the listening library; the goal of this effort is to provide |
| 2 | | extra exposure to the English language and assist children in |
| 3 | | moving from ESL (English as a Second Language) class to regular |
| 4 | | school classes; she also purchased 4 CD players, carrying |
| 5 | | cases, and extra books for the library; this project involved |
| 6 | | well over 250 man-hours of work by Ms. Cassidy and involved the |
| 7 | | assistance of a number of other volunteers; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, At the request of the Girl Scouts of America, Ms. |
| 9 | | Cassidy wrote a reference paper explaining her Gold Award |
| 10 | | project so that it could be replicated by other Girl Scout |
| 11 | | Troops across the country; as a Girl Scout for 13 years, Ms. |
| 12 | | Cassidy's steady, persistent progress through the ranks to |
| 13 | | achieve this prestigious award demonstrates her determination |
| 14 | | to prepare herself for a meaningful, productive role in |
| 15 | | society; therefore, be it
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| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 17 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 18 | | we congratulate Megan Cassidy on this momentous occasion and |
| 19 | | wish her all the best in her future endeavors; and be it |
| 20 | | further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 22 | | presented to Megan Cassidy as a symbol of our respect and |
| 23 | | esteem.
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