Full Text of HR0512 95th General Assembly
HR0512 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Reyniesha Sharp | 4 |
| on being named the Youth of the Year for the State of Illinois | 5 |
| by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA); and
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| WHEREAS, Miss Sharp is an nine-year member of the Boys & | 7 |
| Girls Club of Alton; in addition to winning this prestigious | 8 |
| title, she will receive a $1,000 scholarship from the Reader's | 9 |
| Digest Foundation; and
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| WHEREAS, The Youth of the Year program, which has been | 11 |
| nationally sponsored by the Reader's Digest Foundation for 59 | 12 |
| years, recognizes outstanding contributions to a member's | 13 |
| family, school, community, and Boys & Girls Club, as well as | 14 |
| personal challenges and obstacles overcome; and
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| WHEREAS, By being an active member in her Club, Miss Sharp | 16 |
| was chosen to represent the Club in leadership and | 17 |
| entrepreneurial conferences, in which she lectured on topics | 18 |
| concerning youth; she is a member of the Keystone Club, a teen | 19 |
| group that practices leadership through learning and community | 20 |
| service, and she participates in all core programs at the Club; | 21 |
| she also volunteers with the Club's homework assistance | 22 |
| program, which led to her being hired as program assistant in |
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| the social and recreational area; her involvement with the Club | 2 |
| has deemed her a leader and role model to other youth; and
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| WHEREAS, She attends Alton High School and participates in | 4 |
| many extracurricular activities, including the Lewis and Clark | 5 |
| Community College Upward Bound program, track, basketball, and | 6 |
| tennis; she has volunteered at nursing homes, participated in | 7 |
| community clean-ups in elderly communities, school zones, and | 8 |
| impoverished neighborhoods, and tutored fourth grade | 9 |
| elementary students; she has a true concern for others and a | 10 |
| strong willingness to better her community; and
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| WHEREAS, Miss Sharp will compete against other youth from | 12 |
| states located in BGCA's Midwest Region; regional winners will | 13 |
| then advance to the national competition in Washington, D.C.; | 14 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate Reyniesha Sharp on being named the Youth of the | 18 |
| Year for the State of Illinois by Boys & Girls Clubs of | 19 |
| America; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Miss Sharp as an expression of our esteem.
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