Full Text of HR0321 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Paul White on his | 4 | | retirement from Community Action after 38 years of service; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Paul White began working at the CEFS Economic | 6 | | Development Corporation on
December 4, 1978 and has dedicated | 7 | | his life to the mission of Community Action and fighting
the | 8 | | war on poverty; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Before joining the CEFS, Paul White served his
| 10 | | country in Vietnam as a member of the United States Military; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Paul White became the Chief Executive Officer of | 13 | | the CEFS on August 13, 1980; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Paul White, CEFS has grown | 15 | | to employ over 240 employees and manages a budget of 16 million | 16 | | dollars; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, During the tenure of Paul White as CEO of CEFS, it | 18 | | started the Literacy Program, grew the
Workforce Innovation and | 19 | | Opportunity Act Program, which covers 14 counties in Central | 20 | | Illinois, and started such programs as Head Start, Housing |
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Medicare education, and Energy Conservation, which | 2 | | supports low-income people in achieving self-sufficiency; | 3 | | programs such as Weatherization, LIHEAP, Outreach,
CSBG, RSVP, | 4 | | Housing, and Meals on Wheels have provided vital support | 5 | | services to individuals
and families; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, CEFS has became a rural transportation provider
| 7 | | through the Illinois Department of Transportation, which has | 8 | | grown to include seven counties and
provide over 120,000 trips | 9 | | annually; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 36 years, by the proactive | 11 | | leadership of Paul White, it is estimated that CEFS has | 12 | | provided approximately 500,000
services to low-income people; | 13 | | and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Paul White has served on the boards of Local | 15 | | Workforce #23, Illinois Ventures for Community Action, South | 16 | | Central Continuum of Care,
and Shelby County Community | 17 | | Services; and he has served on Board of the Illinois | 18 | | Association of Community Action Agencies for over 20 years; | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 | | congratulate Paul White on his retirement from Community Action |
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| 1 | | after 38 years of service and we wish him well in his | 2 | | retirement and in all future endeavors; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Paul White as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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