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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Madelyn McGlynn, an esteemed resident of |
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| Belleville and an exceptional student at Our Lady Queen of |
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| Peace High School, has achieved national recognition for |
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| exemplary volunteer service by receiving a 2009 Prudential |
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| Spirit of Community Award; and
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| WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential |
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| Financial in partnership with the National Association of |
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| Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across |
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| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to |
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| serving their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Madelyn McGlynn earned this award by co-founding |
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| an annual art contest for the Belleville Area Humane Society |
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| when she was in the third grade, and has served as its |
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| co-chairman since that time; as a volunteer for the Humane |
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| Society she witnessed firsthand the need for help from the |
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| community in caring for abused and homeless animals; and
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| WHEREAS, Madelyn concentrated on elementary school |
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| students and decided to teach them abused and homeless animal |
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| issues in a fun way; she creates a theme for the art contest, |
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| writes the rules, persuade schools to participate, solicits |
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| business sponsorships, and presents prizes to the winners; and
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