Full Text of HR0925 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, On January 13, 1913, 22 young collegiate women at | 3 | | the campus of Howard University founded Delta Sigma Theta | 4 | | Sorority, Incorporated with a vision to improve their community | 5 | | through the committed constructive development of its members | 6 | | and to public service with a primary focus on the black | 7 | | community; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The sorority has observed their 100th anniversary | 9 | | in January of 2013 and has grown to become the largest | 10 | | African-American female organization in the world, with more | 11 | | than 200,000 college-educated women; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, On January 10, 1976, the Springfield-Decatur Area | 13 | | Alumnae Chapter was chartered by 18 women who wanted to carry | 14 | | out the vision of the 22 founders; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter | 16 | | carries out the Sorority's Five Programmatic Thrusts of | 17 | | Economic Development: Educational Development, International | 18 | | Involvement and Awareness, Physical and Mental Health, and | 19 | | Political Awareness and Involvement in their programmatic | 20 | | efforts which serve the Springfield and Decatur communities; | 21 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, the Springfield-Decatur | 2 | | Area Alumnae Chapter has given unwavering service to the | 3 | | community by implementing programs such as La Petite Delta, the | 4 | | Dr. Betty Shabazz Academy, EMBODI, the Dr. Jeanne Noble GEMS, | 5 | | and programs to improve the physical and mental health of the | 6 | | community by offering workshops on financial fortitude, | 7 | | domestic violence, cancer awareness, and diabetes awareness; | 8 | | and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter has | 10 | | performed many public service activities in the Springfield and | 11 | | Decatur communities for the past 40 years by volunteering at | 12 | | various social service organizations, raising funds to assist | 13 | | with important activities, and working with children and senior | 14 | | citizens; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, The Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter | 16 | | continues to encourages citizens to be active participants in | 17 | | the political process by holding voter registration drives, | 18 | | hosting candidate forums to educate citizens on those seeking | 19 | | office, and raising awareness of social issues which may affect | 20 | | the community; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter | 22 | | continues to grow in the Springfield and Decatur communities | 23 | | through 40 years of uncompromising commitment to our |
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| 1 | | communities through service, leadership, and empowerment; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | congratulate the members of the Springfield-Decatur Area | 6 | | Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated for | 7 | | their 40 years of uncompromising commitment to our communities | 8 | | through their service, leadership, and empowerment of those | 9 | | they serve; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to the Springfield-Decatur Area Alumnae Chapter of | 12 | | Delta Sigma Theta Sorority as an expression of our esteem and | 13 | | respect.
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