Full Text of HR0286 98th General Assembly
HR0286 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the 3rd grade students and | 4 | | teachers of Mt. Pulaski Grade School for participating in the | 5 | | Courthouse Cash program to raise money for repairs to the | 6 | | historic Mt. Pulaski Courthouse; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After reading a story in a reading book about a | 8 | | young girl who asked everyone in her community to give a dollar | 9 | | to save her local zoo, several 3rd grade students at Mt. | 10 | | Pulaski Grade School asked their teachers to do a similar | 11 | | project; after several weeks, the teachers learned that the | 12 | | historic Mt. Pulaski Courthouse was in need of repairs; the | 13 | | class subsequently asked the Mt. Pulaski community to donate $1 | 14 | | each to raise money to make the needed repairs to the | 15 | | Courthouse; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After composing a letter and sending it to local | 17 | | newspapers, word spread quickly about the Courthouse Cash | 18 | | program; the students created posters and canisters, which were | 19 | | given to local business owners; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, During the program's first week, even before the | 21 | | letter was published in the newspaper, the students collected | 22 | | $79; before long, the program collected over $1,000, with |
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| 1 | | letters coming in from Alaska, Oregon, California, Florida, | 2 | | Pennsylvania, Colorado, Missouri, Indiana, Michigan, and | 3 | | throughout the State; the program ultimately collected | 4 | | $11,505.89, which was presented to the Mt. Pulaski Courthouse | 5 | | Foundation Board; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The students involved with the Courthouse Cash | 7 | | program are Devin Brady, Elana Bruns, Alanea Cyrulik, Yunus | 8 | | Elsafadi, Drew Emrick, Cassidy Hayes, Madison Inman, Brayden | 9 | | Killion, Grace Nixon, James Ornick, Daniel Phillips, Aidan | 10 | | Schneider, Clarissa Turner, Cullen Tyson, Emma Vieth, Jordan | 11 | | Benner, Evan Cyrulik, Jaden Davis, Jasmine Durchholz, Luke | 12 | | Farris, Delaney Howard, Miranda Ingram, Isaac Mason, Braden | 13 | | Meagher, Karson Mott, Delia Phillips, Bodi Richardson, Joseph | 14 | | Roemer, Grant Skelton, Kasey Tungate, and Xzandria Turner; the | 15 | | teachers are Megan Jones and Mary Ann Radtke; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The students of Mt. Pulaski Grade School and their | 17 | | teachers serve as models of hard work, integrity, and | 18 | | dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 19 | | be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate the 3rd grade students and teachers of Mt. | 23 | | Pulaski Grade School for participating in the Courthouse Cash |
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| 1 | | program and wish them continued success and happiness in the | 2 | | future; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to the 3rd grade students and teachers of Mt. Pulaski | 5 | | Grade School as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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