Full Text of HR0767 98th General Assembly
HR0767 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the Indian | 4 | | Prairie Educational Foundation on the occasion of the | 5 | | organization's 25th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation is a | 7 | | non-profit, autonomous, tax-exempt organization directed by | 8 | | citizen volunteers; the foundation's directors include | 9 | | parents, business people, and other members of the District 204 | 10 | | community, as well as the Superintendent and a representative | 11 | | from the Board of Education; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The mission of the Indian Prairie Educational | 13 | | Foundation is to support School District 204 in serving the | 14 | | needs of all students through community outreach, financial | 15 | | development, and innovative programs; the foundation also | 16 | | seeks to fund projects which enhance student development, | 17 | | encourage excellence through creative teaching, foster | 18 | | school-community partnerships, and support the School District | 19 | | 204 curriculum, particularly in the arts, sciences, and | 20 | | technology areas; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Since its creation in 1988, the Indian Prairie | 22 | | Educational Foundation has provided more than $3 million in |
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| 1 | | educational enrichments for District 204 students, staff, and | 2 | | schools; the foundation has also awarded more than $382,000 in | 3 | | foundation mini-grants and $264,000 in Artist-in-Residence | 4 | | grants and has sponsored many festivals, fairs, and other | 5 | | activities for School District 204 students and faculty; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Indian Prairie Educational Foundation has | 7 | | honored more than 1,200 of School District 204's graduating | 8 | | high-school and middle-school students through its Excellence | 9 | | in Education program; the foundation has also recognized about | 10 | | 800 staff members who were nominated by these students because | 11 | | of the influence they have had on their academic lives; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 25 years, the Indian Prairie | 13 | | Educational Foundation has helped ensure that the students of | 14 | | School District 204 have received the highest quality education | 15 | | possible; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we congratulate the members of the Indian Prairie Educational | 19 | | Foundation on the occasion of the organization's 25th | 20 | | anniversary and wish them continued success in the future; and | 21 | | be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Indian Prairie Educational Foundation as a | 2 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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