Full Text of HR0235 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Hispanic Star Chicago for the | 4 | | organization's efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago is the Chicago hub of the | 7 | | national organization Hispanic Star, which is a collective | 8 | | effort to unify Hispanics and bring solutions that help them | 9 | | overcome barriers they face through leading companies, | 10 | | Hispanic organizations, and community leaders joining together | 11 | | to provide relief to people in need, opportunities, career | 12 | | development, and support for families; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago, under the leadership of | 14 | | the Chicago HUB Leader and Ambassadors, rallied the community | 15 | | to help Hispanic families struggling financially during the | 16 | | COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 by raising $20,000 to bring a | 17 | | truck-load full of food to Chicago, which was then distributed | 18 | | into 2,500 boxes to Latino families in need in the Chicago | 19 | | Neighborhoods who were the hardest hit by COVID-19; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago has assisted 10 Chicagoland | 21 | | communities, which were Belmont-Cragin, Little Village, West | 22 | | Lawn, Cicero, Back of the Yards, Humboldt Park, Mckinley Park, |
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| 1 | | Brighton Park, Avondale, and Pilsen; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago has supported 20 | 3 | | organizations and joined efforts with 10 local elected | 4 | | officials in the Chicagoland area; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Hispanic Star Chicago also worked with local | 6 | | businesses and Chicago Public Schools to provide Thanksgiving | 7 | | meals to 50 families; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we commend Hispanic Star Chicago for the organization's | 11 | | service during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and its continued | 12 | | commitment to addressing the needs of the Latino communities | 13 | | of Chicago; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Hispanic Star Chicago as an expression of our | 16 | | esteem and respect.
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