Full Text of HR1179 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize and congratulate Rebecca | 4 | | Cartwright for her years of dedication and service to her | 5 | | community as a Pokemon Video Game Championship (VGC) and | 6 | | Trading Card Game (TCG) Tournament Organizer; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright became involved in the Pokemon | 8 | | community to support her two sons, Calum and Samuel | 9 | | Bruce-Cartwright, who expressed interest in playing the games | 10 | | and attending organized events and tournaments; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright began hosting VGC tournaments, | 12 | | and in 2014, created a Pokemon league for the Chicago area, the | 13 | | Ace Trainers League; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright continued to host tournaments | 15 | | over the course of several years despite her progressing | 16 | | disease and her son's waning interest; she has created a | 17 | | positive community and atmosphere that has fostered many | 18 | | friendships and memories; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright established herself as a model | 20 | | tournament organizer and was a mentor to new tournament | 21 | | organizers, judges, and players; she encouraged players of all |
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| 1 | | ages to work together; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, At Rebecca Cartwright's tournaments, she always | 3 | | encouraged and strived for a good Spirit of the Game; through | 4 | | her experience in both sides of the game, she helped connect | 5 | | both trading card game and video game players, opening their | 6 | | eyes to other perspectives; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright listened to the players and | 8 | | applied the feedback she received and tried to be the best | 9 | | tournament organizer she could be; she put forward a tremendous | 10 | | effort and continually went above and beyond expectations to | 11 | | make each tournament special and unique, such as applying | 12 | | themes or bringing home-baked goods to the tournaments; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Rebecca Cartwright is an inspiring individual who | 14 | | has made a difference and touched the lives of hundreds of | 15 | | people through her tireless volunteer work as a Pokemon | 16 | | tournament organizer; she has also made an extremely positive | 17 | | impact on her community and State; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | recognize and congratulate Rebecca Cartwright for all her | 21 | | outstanding years of service as a Pokemon tournament organizer, | 22 | | judge, advocate, and friend, and for her volunteer work on |
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| 1 | | behalf of the Illinois VGC community; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 3 | | presented to Rebecca Cartwright as a symbol of our respect and | 4 | | esteem.
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