Full Text of HR0491 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Pastor Elder Andre' R. | 4 | | Fluker on 15 years of pastoral leadership and 30 years of | 5 | | ministry; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker initiated the Unity Tour, where 25 | 7 | | pastors from the North Lawndale community united with | 8 | | congregants to form K2K, a prayer chain on 16th Street that | 9 | | reached from Kedzie Avenue to Kostner Avenue; participants | 10 | | included State Representative Art Turner, Senator Patricia | 11 | | Watkins, and the late Alderman Michael Chandler; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker organized a monthly North Lawndale | 13 | | community Prayer Around the School initiative, where | 14 | | congregants from several churches gather on the first Saturday | 15 | | of each month to pray around the school that the congregation | 16 | | adopted; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker served as Chairman for Lawndale | 18 | | CARE, the CARE Initiative under Mayor Emanuel; during that | 19 | | time, the 24th Ward saw an increase in growth and development; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker coordinated the UpWard 24 |
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| 1 | | Ministerial Alliance, a group of concerned pastors united for | 2 | | change, growth, and development in the 24th Ward under the | 3 | | leadership of the Alderman Michael Scott administration; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Each year, Pastor Fluker and All Nations Church | 5 | | donate over 200 book bags and school supplies to the children | 6 | | and family members of incarcerated Lawndale citizens; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker founded the Urban Tree Community | 8 | | Outreach, a not-for-profit organization through All Nations | 9 | | Church that hosts yearly life-changing events to stimulate, | 10 | | motivate, and activate residents of the North Lawndale | 11 | | Community and the City of Chicago; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker founded the Widow's Might | 13 | | Foundation to empower, encourage, and educate seniors in | 14 | | assisted living facilities and to keep them strong, stable, and | 15 | | safe from predators and loneliness; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Pastor Fluker has always been available to work | 17 | | with the Mayor, Alderman, Senator, and State Representative to | 18 | | create change and promote a strong, viable community; he has | 19 | | been a faithful and consistent community organizer for the 24th | 20 | | Ward; therefore, be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate Pastor Elder Andre' R. Fluker on 15 years of | 3 | | pastoral leadership and 30 years of ministry and wish him many | 4 | | more successful years; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Pastor Fluker as an expression of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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