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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor "A Place For Me" Autism
4Learning Center in Chicago on the occasion of their third
5annual dinner for autism awareness, on October 23, 2010; and
 
6    WHEREAS, "A Place For Me" was founded by Elaine
7Reeves-Haywood in June of 2002 to provide the tools, programs,
8and services that her son and other children with autism could
9use and benefit from; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The mission of "A Place For Me" is "to provide
11service to families and support for the children affected by
12autism"; their hope is to "provide support for ongoing
13parent/child issues, voice concerns for autism related issues,
14be available as a community resource, provide training and
15support on various autism related topics, provide educational
16assistance to regular and special education students", and many
17other services; and
 
18    WHEREAS, "A Place For Me" also raises community awareness
19about autism and sponsors family outings; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The long range goal of "A Place For Me" is to
21provide a community center for after school programs, social

 

 

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1skill programs, and a place for workshops for parents;
2therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5honor "A Place For Me" for their hard work and dedication to
6helping children with autism and their families; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Elaine Reeves-Haywood as a symbol of our respect
10and esteem.