Full Text of HR0264 96th General Assembly
HR0264 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor Bill E. Fulton for his | 4 |
| many years of dedicated service to the Danville area community; | 5 |
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| WHEREAS, Bill Fulton was the driving force behind the | 7 |
| creation of the AMBUCS Playground for Everyone; after dreaming | 8 |
| of a playground built for universally-accessible play, he began | 9 |
| searching for a proper model for his vision; after finding an | 10 |
| organization by the name of Boundless Playgrounds, he enlisted | 11 |
| the help of his nephew, Bill T., and traveled to Connecticut at | 12 |
| his own expense to meet with the organization's founder, Amy | 13 |
| Barzach; upon visiting the first Boundless Playground, named | 14 |
| Jonathan's Dream, he found exactly what he wanted and began | 15 |
| working to make his dream come true; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon his return to Danville, Bill Fulton presented | 17 |
| his idea for a $200,000 Boundless Playground to the Danville | 18 |
| Chapter of AMBUCS; undaunted by financial concerns, he began | 19 |
| working feverishly at all levels of the project, working hard | 20 |
| to raise money, promote the project, plan the playground's | 21 |
| development, and implement the playground's construction; | 22 |
| within two years, he had forged a partnership that resulted in | 23 |
| a $400,000 "dream" playground, a site that has become a |
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| destination point in the City of Danville and has brought the | 2 |
| Danville Chapter of AMBUCS to new heights of success; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Fulton has worked upon many other projects as | 4 |
| well; he was instrumental in the creation of the Connie Barton | 5 |
| Memorial Scholarship at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School, a | 6 |
| grant given to a college-bound senior that plans to become an | 7 |
| elementary school teacher; he also established two | 8 |
| scholarships of $1,000 per year for four years for students of | 9 |
| the Jobs for Illinois Graduates, bringing along his nephew to | 10 |
| create a third scholarship of the program; and
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| WHEREAS, Bill Fulton serves as a model of hard work, | 12 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 13 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| honor Bill E. Fulton for his many years of dedicated service to | 17 |
| the Danville area community and wish him continued success and | 18 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to Bill Fulton as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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