Full Text of HR0803 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Ava Ramsey on being named | 4 | | one of the State's top youth volunteers in the 25th annual | 5 | | Prudential Spirit of Community Awards; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, | 7 | | presented by Prudential Financial in partnership with the | 8 | | National Association of Secondary School Principals, were | 9 | | created in 1995 to honor young volunteers across America who | 10 | | have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to serving their | 11 | | communities; more than 29,000 young people across the country | 12 | | participated in this year's program; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Ava Ramsey, a resident of Peoria and a student at | 14 | | Peoria Christian School, earned this award by volunteering | 15 | | hundreds of hours to work with middle school students in her | 16 | | community's drama program; her efforts included creating and | 17 | | teaching choreography, teaching technique, making props, | 18 | | managing lighting and sound, and recruiting other volunteers; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Ava Ramsey is a drama participant herself and was | 21 | | inspired to start this volunteer activity by her mother and | 22 | | grandmother, who both share her passion for the arts; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength | 2 | | of our communities, and the overall vitality of American | 3 | | society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young | 4 | | people like Ava Ramsey who use their considerable talents and | 5 | | resources to serve others; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 7 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 | | we congratulate Ava Ramsey on receiving a Prudential Spirit of | 9 | | Community Award and recognize her outstanding record of | 10 | | volunteer service, peer leadership, and community spirit; we | 11 | | wish her many more successful years; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Ava Ramsey as an expression of our esteem and | 14 | | respect.
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