Full Text of HR1262 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to thank Sam Ma for his work for Chicago's | 4 | | Chinatown community and for the State of Illinois; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sam Ma is the owner of the B.B.Q. King House in | 6 | | Chicago; he is also a former President of the Chinatown Chamber | 7 | | of Commerce, President of the Chicago Freemason Association and | 8 | | Chinatown Square Mall Association, a former Treasurer of the | 9 | | Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, and a founder and | 10 | | Honorary Chair of the American and Asian Association; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sam made his mark in Chinatown's business | 12 | | community in 1993 through his service with the Chicago | 13 | | Chinatown Chamber of Commerce; as Vice President and President | 14 | | of the Chamber, he organized the Annual Moon Festival; in 1999, | 15 | | he joined Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley's Budget Committee, | 16 | | where one of his pet projects was to provide funds that could | 17 | | help ensure healthy economic growth in Chicago neighborhoods; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In addition to Chinatown and the City of Chicago, | 20 | | Sam Ma was nationally recognized by the American Red Cross; he | 21 | | led a fundraising effort that raised $35,000 for 9/11 victims | 22 | | and their families with the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent |
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| 1 | | Association; he led the America Asia Amity Association - | 2 | | Chicago Chapter, in raising over $40,000 to aid the families of | 3 | | the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia; in 2007, he coordinated with | 4 | | U.S. Representative, Danny K. Davis and the Holiday Heroes | 5 | | Foundation to raise funds for holiday gifts for Cystic Fibrosis | 6 | | and cancer patients at Children's Memorial Hospital; he also | 7 | | assisted the Sze Chuan Earthquake Relief Fundraising Committee | 8 | | as well as other organizations in raising $380,000 to help | 9 | | rebuild the Sze Chuan Province after the May 12, 2008 | 10 | | earthquake; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Always strongly committed to his neighborhood and | 12 | | neighbors, Sam Ma continued his working relationship with Rep. | 13 | | Davis and other local leaders, focusing on immigration issues, | 14 | | and voter education and registration; in the spring of 2002, he | 15 | | coordinated events for Asian American Heritage Month; since the | 16 | | summer of 2006, he has organized the Temple Street Market | 17 | | Festival, as well as the Chinatown Festival since 2011, to | 18 | | promote Asian and Chinese culture in Chicago; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Sam Ma has been the recipient of numerous awards | 20 | | and honors for his work in the community, including the | 21 | | Distinguished Chinese Community Service Award from the XinLin | 22 | | Association in 2004; in 2005, he received a Certificate of | 23 | | Outstanding Service from the Filipino American Center for | 24 | | Seniors and the Hall of Fame Award in Business from the Asian |
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| 1 | | American Hall of Fame, U.S.A., and the Outstanding Community | 2 | | Service Award by United States Representative Danny Davis in | 3 | | 2007; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his longstanding commitment and | 5 | | volunteerism, he has been a member on the Asian Advisory | 6 | | Council for Secretary of State, Jesse White since 2003, and | 7 | | served as Chair in 2013 and 2014; in July of 2009, he was | 8 | | appointed by the Central Government of the People's Republic of | 9 | | China as the State Council of Overseas Commissioner in Chicago; | 10 | | in 2012, he was an elected delegate from the 25th Ward for the | 11 | | Democratic National Convention representing Chicago; he was | 12 | | also a member of President Obama's Presidential Partners with | 13 | | the Democratic National Committee in 2014; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Sam Ma serves as a model of hard work, integrity, | 15 | | and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | thank Sam Ma for his work in Chicago's Chinatown community and | 20 | | the State of Illinois and wish him continued success and | 21 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Sam Ma as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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