HR0566 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate and thank Nora Power for her work with UNICEF and many other community organizations; and

WHEREAS, Nora Power's interest in UNICEF began when she saw a commercial about children in Africa who did not have enough to eat, proper medical attention, or the opportunity to go to school; after the commercial, she wondered why the kids could not go to school and why their parents did not feed them; inspired by her strong sense of right and wrong, she came up with the idea to ask the people she knew to donate one dollar toward changing a child's life forever; and

WHEREAS, Nora Power originally intended to raise $300, an amount that would support one child for a year; through her fundraising efforts and a speech that she gave to the entire school at morning announcements and during the students' lunch periods, as well as enlisting the help of the local PTA, Nora easily raised this amount; instead of being content with raising this amount, however, Nora decided to raise $900, which would support three children for a year; and

WHEREAS, With her new goal of $900 in mind, Nora Power took her speech to her Brownie Scout Troop and asked for their help; she went door-to-door to her neighbors and made an announcement at her neighborhood block party; she also told her doctors, her dentist, her therapists, and everyone she met about UNICEF and the children who need help; after beginning her campaign in the early spring of 2nd grade, she had raised $1,400 by the beginning of 3rd grade; and

WHEREAS, Emboldened and empowered by her experience with raising money for UNICEF, Nora Power now seeks to continue helping those in need; currently mulling her options, she has expressed an interest in wildlife projects in the Gulf of Mexico and the pandas of China; and

WHEREAS, Nora Power has served as an inspiration to many; following her example, some of the librarians at her local public library were inspired to go assist Nora in packing meals for Feed My Starving Children; she also inspired one of the library's youth librarians to take a trip to help the children of Bangladesh; and

WHEREAS, Nora Power serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate and thank Nora Power for her work in her community and the world at large and wish her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Nora Power as a symbol of our esteem and respect.