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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION |
2 | | WHEREAS, In the United States today, nearly 13.6 million |
3 | | single parents are raising over 21 million children; and |
4 | | WHEREAS, Rhiannon Graham, a pageant contestant who was |
5 | | raised in a single-parent household and served as Miss Western |
6 | | Illinois 2023 and Miss Capital City 2024, has dedicated |
7 | | herself to community service opportunities that uplift and |
8 | | support single-parent families through the platform of Single |
9 | | But Not Alone; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, Rhiannon Graham's advocacy for single-parent |
11 | | families has included raising money for scholarships for |
12 | | students from single-parent families and partnering with |
13 | | advocacy organizations that support single-parent families, |
14 | | including the American Association of Single Parents, Single |
15 | | Parent Advocate, and Single Parent Living; and |
16 | | WHEREAS, To raise awareness for single-parent families and |
17 | | their unique challenges, Rhiannon Graham created the gold |
18 | | tinsel Single But Not Alone Awareness Ribbon, the first |
19 | | awareness ribbon to show recognition for single-parent |
20 | | families; therefore, be it |
21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |