Full Text of HR1235 95th General Assembly
HR1235 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kathleen McGlynn, an esteemed resident of | 3 |
| Belleville and an exceptional student at Althoff Catholic High | 4 |
| School, has achieved national recognition for exemplary | 5 |
| volunteer service by receiving a 2008 Prudential Spirit of | 6 |
| Community Award; and
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| WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential | 8 |
| Financial in partnership with the National Association of | 9 |
| Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across | 10 |
| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to | 11 |
| serving their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathleen McGlynn earned this award by giving | 13 |
| generously of her time and energy to create more than 100 | 14 |
| recipes for children with common stomach disorders, compiling | 15 |
| many of them in a cookbook titled "Yummies for Sensitive | 16 |
| Tummies"; she also designed a website to educate children with | 17 |
| sensitive stomachs about healthy food and lifestyle choices; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Inspired by her sister's digestive problems, and | 20 |
| her own struggles with back pain, Kathleen McGlynn experimented | 21 |
| with different foods to see how her sister would tolerate them, | 22 |
| then researched her ailments, interviewed various dietitians |
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| and medical professionals, compiled lists of nonirritating | 2 |
| foods, and recruited volunteer taste-testers for her recipes, a | 3 |
| daunting task that Ms. McGlynn pursued with great vigor; and
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| WHEREAS, As a State honoree, Kathleen McGlynn will receive | 5 |
| $1000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense paid | 6 |
| trip to Washington, D.C. to take part in several national | 7 |
| recognition events; and
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| WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength | 9 |
| of this State's communities, and the overall vitality of our | 10 |
| society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young | 11 |
| people like Kathleen McGlynn, who use their considerable | 12 |
| talents and resources to serve others; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate Kathleen McGlynn on the occasion of receiving a | 16 |
| 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognize her | 17 |
| outstanding volunteer work, and wish her continued success and | 18 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Kathleen McGlynn as a symbol of our esteem and | 21 |
| respect.
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