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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, Steve Cook of Milford, Michigan will begin his 
3attempt to summit the Ama Dablam mountain in Nepal in October

4of 2015 as a charity fundraising effort; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Steve Cook's goal is to raise a minimum of $30,000 
6for Make-A-Wish Michigan; with a summit at
an elevation of 
722,349 feet, his  goal equals $1.34 for every foot he will 
8climb; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Steve Cook has climbed for the past 6 years and 
10views this trip to Nepal as an
opportunity to bring a higher 
11purpose to his climbing by raising awareness and
funds for 
12Make-A-Wish Michigan; he reached 90% of his
fundraising goal 6 
13weeks before his climb; his wife, Robin, has
been a volunteer 
14and supporter of Make-A-Wish Michigan for more than 10 years; 
15and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Steve Cook's love for climbing began in 2009 when 
17he ascended Mount Rainier in
Washington; the Ama Dablam 
18mountain in Nepal is rated as "Difficulty Level: Advanced" for 
19climbers; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, Steve Cook is originally from Taylor Ridge; he has 
21a horticulture degree from the University of Illinois of 
 
 
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1Urbana-Champaign; he has been a golf course superintendent 
2since 1986; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Steve Cook's journey begins on October 17, 2015 
4when he departs Michigan on his way to Los Angeles, California 
5and then on to Seoul, South Korea, and finally, Nepal; he 
6expects his journey to be completed on November 17; therefore, 
7be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
9NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
10honor Steve Cook's attempt to summit the Ama Dablam mountain in 
11Nepal and recognize him on his efforts to raise money for 
12Make-A-Wish Michigan; and be it further
  
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
14presented to Steve Cook as an expression of our esteem and 
15respect.