Full Text of HR0225 96th General Assembly
HR0225 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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| Representatives recognize young children as one of the State's | 4 |
| most precious and valuable resources; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | 6 |
| Young Children, whose mission it is to serve and act on behalf | 7 |
| of the rights, needs, and well being of all young children, | 8 |
| with primary focus on the provision of educational and | 9 |
| developmental needs and services, is the nation's largest early | 10 |
| childhood organization; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Association for the Education of | 12 |
| Young Children (ILAEYC) is the State affiliate of NAEYC and has | 13 |
| over 4000 members and nineteen local affiliate chapters around | 14 |
| the State dedicated to the same mission; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | 16 |
| Young Children has designated the week of April 19-25 as Week | 17 |
| of the Young Child and the Illinois Association for the | 18 |
| Education of Young Children has designated the month of April | 19 |
| as "Month of the Young Child"; and
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| WHEREAS, The purpose of the Month of the Young Child is to | 21 |
| focus public attention on the needs of young children and their |
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| families and to recognize the individuals, early childhood | 2 |
| programs, and services that are dedicated to meeting those | 3 |
| needs; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, There are members of the organization such as | 5 |
| teachers, program directors, school administrators, agency | 6 |
| personnel, college faculty, and others who continually go above | 7 |
| and beyond what is expected to see that these needs are met; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, These individuals are considered to be true | 10 |
| Children's Champions, going further than anyone else to make a | 11 |
| positive difference to the lives of our kids; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The actions of Cynthia Wall of Springfield, Marta | 13 |
| Moya Leang of Chicago, Angela Reinhart of Villa Grove, Agnes | 14 |
| Kovacs of Winfield, Brian Michalski of Chicago, Jan Deissler of | 15 |
| Peoria, Kerri Nolan of Joliet, Christine Brady of Sycamore, | 16 |
| Cynthia Mahr of East Moline, Vita Bates of Palos Hills, Linda | 17 |
| Chittick of Paris, and Dr. Sara Starbuck of Carterville | 18 |
| represent shining examples of those in our communities doing | 19 |
| good things for children and have led them to be nominated by | 20 |
| their local affiliate chapters and designated by the Illinois | 21 |
| Association for the Education of Young Children as Illinois | 22 |
| "2009 Children's Champions"; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| recognize these individuals who have been designated as | 4 |
| Children's Champions and commend them for their dedication, | 5 |
| hard work, and significant contributions to the State of | 6 |
| Illinois, its children, and their families; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to the 2009 Children's Champions as a symbol of our | 9 |
| respect and esteem.
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