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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Volunteering is a national effort focused on
3 improving "communities" by utilizing the desire, commitment,
4 and determination of individuals of all ages; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Volunteering was strongly expressed immediately
6 after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and
7 the Pentagon, illustrating care and compassion, pulling
8 together, and helping each other, holding fast to our united
9 beliefs that there truly is strength in freedoms; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Volunteering exemplifies that spirit by enlisting
11 individuals and groups in working together to keep American
12 strong and beautiful; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The mere act of volunteering to help a fellow
14 American encourages others to lend a helping hand where there
15 is need; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Illinois citizens cannot turn their eyes away from
17 illiteracy, poverty, hunger, pollution, loneliness, exclusion,
18 and abuse; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Illinois citizens can get a list of available
20 volunteer projects within their geographic area through
21 VolunteerMatch.com and other programs; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
23 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we encourage all
24 Illinois citizens to accept the challenge of improving their
25 community; and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That all Illinois citizens are encouraged to
27 accept the challenge of making Illinois a great place to live
28 by volunteering in their own community.