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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Without Limits - Team | ||||||
| 4 | Galaxy Special Olympics Cheer Team on the occasion of being | ||||||
| 5 | invited to be a part of the Special Olympics International | ||||||
| 6 | Cheer Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World Games; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 8 | Cheer Team is one of five teams in the United States to be | ||||||
| 9 | selected as a part of the Special Olympics International Cheer | ||||||
| 10 | Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World Games, the world's | ||||||
| 11 | largest inclusive sports event, which will be held in Berlin, | ||||||
| 12 | Germany from June 17 to June 25, 2023; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, After cheer was recognized as a sport by Special | ||||||
| 14 | Olympics International, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special | ||||||
| 15 | Olympics Cheer Team was formed by Kati Hassall in the fall of | ||||||
| 16 | 2019; unfortunately, the new team was paused due to the | ||||||
| 17 | COVID-19 pandemic, but the team was reinstated by Lisa Elbe in | ||||||
| 18 | July 2021; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 20 | Cheer Team became the first Special Olympics Cheer Team of its | ||||||
| 21 | kind in Southern Illinois and is based in Belleville; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 2 | Cheer Team has grown to include almost 30 members, ranging in | ||||||
| 3 | age from 11 to 30 years old, with its members representing a | ||||||
| 4 | variety of disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy, | ||||||
| 5 | down syndrome, and DDX3X syndrome; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 7 | Cheer Team has performed and continues to perform at local | ||||||
| 8 | Special Olympic events and other community events and parades; | ||||||
| 9 | and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 11 | Cheer Team is led by Cheer Coach Lisa Elbe; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics | ||||||
| 15 | Cheer Team on being invited to join the Special Olympics | ||||||
| 16 | International Cheer Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World | ||||||
| 17 | Games, and we wish the team continued success in its future | ||||||
| 18 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to Cheer Coach Lisa Elbe as an expression of our | ||||||
| 21 | esteem and respect.
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