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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In 2014, the Key Club at Glenbrook South High
3School held its first annual "Random Act of Kindness Week"; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The Key Club encouraged students to do one nice
5thing for someone each day; some of the random acts of kindness
6included buying coffee for the person behind them in line,
7holding the door open, giving a friend a hug, and passing out
8baked goods; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 2015, the students of Glenbrook South High
10School expanded their efforts; they raised money to help buy
11groceries for families in need and gave money to a school
12janitor to give to a charity in his hometown in Mexico;
13students partnered with the Glenview Park District and Library
14to offer Random Act of Kindness Week challenges to community
15members and went outside of school to share kindness with
16others in the community; student athletes volunteered with a
17variety of charitable organizations, other clubs gift-wrapped
18presents collected at Glenview Village Hall, and the school
19band performed a concert, with all of the proceeds going to the
20Northfield Township Food Pantry; students also helped fulfill
21the holiday wishes of needy elementary school children; and
 
22    WHEREAS, The efforts of the students at Glenbrook South

 

 

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1High School to spread kindness and compassion throughout their
2community is worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5designate December 11 through December 17, 2016 as "Random Act
6of Kindness Week" in the State of Illinois in honor of the
7great work done by the students of Glenbrook South High School
8in spreading kindness throughout their community; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the students of Glenbrook South High School as a
12symbol of our respect and esteem.