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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Raymond Lunz for 
4receiving the "2015 Best School Blood Drive Coordinator Award" 
5from the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, In 2012, Raymond Lunz began overseeing the 
7organization blood drives at Morton East High School in Cicero, 
8which are held 3 times a year; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The success of Morton East's blood drives are a 
10result of Raymond Lunz's leadership in organizing multi-day 
11donor recruitment campaigns prior to the drives; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Raymond Lunz's strong recruitment efforts have 
13led to over 500 students being registered to donate prior to 
14each blood drive, which is a huge percentage of the school's 
15eligible donors; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Raymond Lunz works with Morton East's 
17administrative leadership to ensure the blood drives receive 
18great exposure and are advertised on televisions throughout the 
19school; and
  
 
20    WHEREAS, The results of Raymond Lunz's efforts will 
 
 
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1continue to be seen for years to come because of the critical 
2role high school blood drives play in cultivating lifetime 
3donors; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Raymond Lunz has been responsible for the 
5collection of over 5,500 units of blood, which have had the 
6potential to save over 15,000 lives; therefore, be it
  
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
8NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
9commend Raymond Lunz for his selfless service to his community 
10and his strong commitment to his students; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Raymond Lunz as a symbol of our respect and 
13esteem.