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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House wish to 
3recognize the 2013 Dream Machine Recycle Rally; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Since its launch in 2010, the Dream Machine 
5Recycle Rally has galvanized K-12 schools across the country, 
6their faculty, and surrounding communities to help make the 
7planet cleaner and greener through recycling; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Nearly 1,000 schools in 34 states have 
9participated in the program since its launch, and nearly 40 
10million beverage containers - almost 2 million pounds - have 
11been captured and kept out of landfills; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, In its 3rd-year (2012), the program awarded nearly 
13$200,000 in prizes  to participating schools across the country; 
14one of the programs's sponsors, PepsiCo, has contributed over 
15$500,000 in prizes over the 3 years of the program; 3 schools 
16will be awarded the Dream Green Makeover Grand Prize this May 
17and June, $25,000 to be used for green improvements at the 
18schools, such as solar panels, energy-efficient printers, 
19outdoor classrooms, and much more; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Since the program's launch, it has had a great 
21charitable partner in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for 
 
 
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1Veterans with Disabilities (EBV); the more plastic bottles and 
2aluminum cans recycled through the program the more support 
3PepsiCo provides to EBV, which provides training in 
4entrepreneurship and small business management to post-9/11 
5veterans with disabilities; PepsiCo has given $1.5 million to 
6EBV over the 3 years since the program's beginning; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The first grand-prize celebration of this year's 
8Dream Machine Recycle and Rally program will take place on May 
922, 2013, at St. Bede Catholic School in Ingleside; the school 
10showed a huge dedication to recycling this past year with more 
11than 550,000 plastic bottles and aluminum cans collected; 
12therefore, be it
  
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
14NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
15we recognize the Dream Machine Recycle and Rally program and 
16St. Bede's commitment to recycling; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to the Dream Machine Recycle Rally organizers and to 
19St. Bede's Catholic School.