Full Text of HR0248 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize
Danielle Cary of | 4 | | Collinsville on her recent accomplishments, including her | 5 | | outstanding devotion to personal development and helping | 6 | | others; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary is currently a sophomore at | 8 | | Collinsville High School; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary recently received the Congressional | 10 | | Award Gold Medal, the highest level of congressional | 11 | | recognition available to civilian youth that requires | 12 | | participants to demonstrate a commitment to their personal | 13 | | growth and community development; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary registered for the Congressional | 15 | | Award program in October of 2020, taking on the tremendous | 16 | | responsibility to intentionally better herself and the lives | 17 | | of those around her at age 13 and a half, the youngest that a | 18 | | student can register for the program; her dedication to | 19 | | completing the program was made only more impressive given the | 20 | | widespread uncertainty caused by the early months of the | 21 | | COVID-19 pandemic; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, To earn the Congressional Award Gold Medal, | 2 | | Danielle Cary actively participated in the program for a | 3 | | minimum 24 months, during which she completed a minimum 400 | 4 | | hours of voluntary public service, logged a minimum 200 hours | 5 | | of physical fitness, and completed a five-day expedition; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Through the Congressional Award program, Danielle | 7 | | Cary took the opportunity to engage in many different personal | 8 | | interests and community needs, including teaching herself how | 9 | | to play the ukulele, completing scuba diving certification, | 10 | | earning her second degree black belt in taekwondo, and | 11 | | volunteering with the Caseyville Public Library, the Disabled | 12 | | American Veterans (DAV), and the Girl Scouts; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, For the five-day expedition requirement, Danielle | 14 | | Cary embraced the chance to explore environments and cultures | 15 | | vastly different from those she knew in Illinois by visiting | 16 | | the Caribbean nation of Curaçao; while there, she pursued | 17 | | hiking and scuba diving to familiarize herself with the | 18 | | landscape, history, and culture of the island and its people; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary was also recently named a Gold | 21 | | Award Girl Scout after successfully completing the Girl | 22 | | Scouts' Gold Award program through partnering with a local | 23 | | hospital and library to offer new sensory activities for |
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| 1 | | pediatric therapy patients and sensory-friendly events for | 2 | | Collinsville residents; she previously completed the tasks | 3 | | necessary to be named a Bronze Award Girl Scout in 2012 and a | 4 | | Silver Award Girl Scout in 2019; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary has maintained her commitment to | 6 | | serving her community while still actively participating in | 7 | | school activities through involvement in multiple clubs and | 8 | | sports teams as well as excelling academically; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Danielle Cary is a true public servant, and she | 10 | | continues to serve her community through various projects in | 11 | | pursuit of the Presidential Volunteer Service Award, which | 12 | | requires that she complete an additional 100 service hours; | 13 | | therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we recognize Danielle Cary on her recent accomplishments, | 17 | | thank her for her dedication to public service and the people | 18 | | of Illinois, and wish her success in her future endeavors; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
| 21 | | presented to Danielle Cary as an expression of our esteem and
| 22 | | respect.
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