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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are saddened to learn of the deaths of Abigail
4Adelia Liefer, 19, and Hannah Marie Porter, 20, who were killed
5in a car accident on January 10, 2015; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Both Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter were active
7members of their community, working together at the YMCA in Red
8Bud, and both were renowned by members of their community for
9their generous spirits and for often going out of their way to
10help those in need; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In an attempt to deal with her grief, Alison
12Schubert, older sister of Abby Liefer, turned to Facebook,
13creating an event calling on family, friends, and neighbors to
14commit random acts of kindness in memory of Abby Liefer and
15Hannah Porter on February 10, 2015, to help the families of
16both girls on the one-month anniversary of their deaths; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The event quickly spread beyond the community in
18which both girls lived, with people joining the Facebook event
19from across the country and even outside of the United States,
20including participants from locations as far away as the
21Philippines, Wyoming, Florida, Colorado, and California; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Over ten thousand participants spread random acts
2of kindness throughout the day and even in the days leading up
3to and following the anniversary, handing out business cards as
4the random acts were performed to explain that the kindness was
5done in honor of Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Community members who had random acts of kindness
7bestowed upon them often passed the act of kindness along,
8creating a chain of acts of kindness that extended far beyond
9the families mourning the loss of Abby Liefer and Hannah
10Porter; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Alison Schubert stated, "My biggest fear is that
12everyone will move on. There will be another accident, another
13loss, and people won't think about Abby and Hannah anymore. I
14just want everyone to remember them. I don't want people to
15ever forget"; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
17NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
18honor the lives of Abigail Adelia Liefer and Hannah Marie
19Porter, who touched so many in such a short amount of time; and
20be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That we declare February 10, 2015 as "Abby &
22Hannah's Random Act of Kindness Day" in the State of Illinois;

 

 

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1and be it further
 
2    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
3presented to the families of Abby Liefer and Hannah Porter as
4an expression of our deepest sympathy.