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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives recognize young children as one of the State's |
4 | | most precious and valuable resources; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of |
6 | | Young Children is the nation's largest early childhood |
7 | | organization; the association seeks to serve and act on behalf |
8 | | of the rights, needs, and well-being of all young children, |
9 | | with a primary focus on the provision of educational and |
10 | | developmental needs and services; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association for the Education of |
12 | | Young Children (ILAEYC) is the State affiliate of the National |
13 | | Association for the Education of Young Children; ILAEYC has |
14 | | over 3,100 members and 17 local affiliate chapters around the |
15 | | State dedicated to the same mission; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of |
17 | | Young Children has designated the week of April 12-18 as the |
18 | | Week of the Young Child; the month of April is designated as |
19 | | Month of the Young Child in the State of Illinois; and
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20 | | WHEREAS, The purpose of the Month of the Young Child is to |
21 | | focus public attention on the needs of young children and their |
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1 | | families and to recognize the individuals, early childhood |
2 | | programs, and services that are dedicated to meeting those |
3 | | needs; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, There are members of the organization, such as |
5 | | teachers, program directors, school administrators, agency |
6 | | personnel, college faculty, and others, who continually go |
7 | | above and beyond what is expected to see that these needs are |
8 | | met; and |
9 | | WHEREAS, These individuals are considered to be true |
10 | | Children's Champions, who go further than anyone else to make a |
11 | | positive difference to the lives of children everywhere; and |
12 | | WHEREAS, The actions of Lee Eklund of Southern Illinois |
13 | | AEYC (Carbondale); Andrea Bierman of Spirit of Illinois |
14 | | (Charleston); Lou Anne Burton of East Central AEYC (Urbana); |
15 | | Leigh Egger of Quad Cities AEYC (East Moline); Jacqueline |
16 | | Miller of South Suburban AEYC (Chicago Ridge); Kathie Raiborn |
17 | | of Heart of Illinois AEYC (Peoria); and Laurie Rhodes of |
18 | | Capitol Area AEYC (Elkhart) represent shining examples of those |
19 | | in our communities doing good things for children; these |
20 | | individuals have been nominated by their local affiliate |
21 | | chapters and designated by the Illinois Association for the |
22 | | Education of Young Children as Illinois 2015 Children's |
23 | | Champions; therefore, be it
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1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
2 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
3 | | recognize the Illinois 2015 Children's Champions and their |
4 | | dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the |
5 | | State of Illinois; and be it further
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6 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
7 | | presented to each of the Illinois 2015 Children's Champions in |
8 | | recognition of their efforts.
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