HR0619 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the members of Cub Scout Pack 464 of Minooka for their ongoing efforts to recycle used printer cartridges and cell phones; and

WHEREAS, For its work, Pack 464 received the Director's Green Youth Award from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), which was presented by IEPA Director Renee Cipriano and Governor Rod Blagojevich; Director's Green Youth Award winners had to be engaged in projects involving waste reduction; reduction of air, water, or land pollution; restoration or preservation of natural areas; or energy or water efficiency; and

WHEREAS, Pack 464 Scouts also received "Illinois Recycles for Our Future" patches from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and

WHEREAS, A ceremony was held to acknowledge the efforts of Cub Scout Pack 464 at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago on November 15, 2003; at the ceremony, Director Cipriano noted that the winners of the Green Youth Award are setting an example for all people in making recycling a part of everyday life; and

WHEREAS, Pack 464 began recycling printer cartridges two years ago and later began collecting cell phones; the members have collected over 2,000 printer cartridges and over 300 cell phones since beginning their recycling project two years ago; and

WHEREAS, The Pack 464 Scouts' commitment to their community and state has brought a greater awareness of recycling and has kept the local environment cleaner; the members of Cub Scout Pack 464 include Christopher Aleshire, Norman Anderson, Colin Armstrong, Brett Ayers, Alfonso Bautista, Michael Bernhard, Chad Charland, Clay Charland, Kevin Dalton, Darren Desmarais, John Drakley, Bennett Driver, Matthew Figora, Michael Figora, Josh Flynn, Trevor Furlan, Nicholas Gates, Austin Glover, Connor Graham, Cameron Grimm, Philip Hannon, Kevin Hannon, Maxwell Herigodt, David Hill, Christopher Hoy, Martin Huff, Cody Hutchison, Joseph Jaeger, Ryan Johnson, Connor Maloney, Joseph Martin, Nick Moretti, Glen Nemitz, Tanner Norris, Michael O'Rourke, Gage Perczynski, Liam Polhemus, Ryan Polhemus, Justin Pryor, Christopher Roberts, Cole Rodriguez, Danny Ruettiger, Ryan Senffner, Steven Stadalsky, Paul Stawarz, Mark Stromberg, Aric Theimer, Doyle Thompson, Jonathan Tribo, Jacob Ward, Alex Wielbik, Ryan Woodard, and Jimmy Wooten; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of Cub Scout Pack 464 of Minooka for their ongoing efforts to recycle used printer cartridges and cell phones; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Cub Scout Pack 464 as an expression of our esteem.