Full Text of HR0551 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the staff and administration of | 4 | | BACKBONES for their work in raising awareness of spinal cord | 5 | | injuries; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, BACKBONES was created when the friends and family | 7 | | of Reveca Torres started a fundraising campaign in order to | 8 | | help pay for medical expenses after Ms. Torres suffered a | 9 | | spinal cord injury; seeing the efforts of these wonderful | 10 | | people, Ms. Torres realized the importance of a support system | 11 | | to help reach one's goals after an injury, the impact that | 12 | | others with similar injuries had on her, and the need for an | 13 | | organization that could provide motivation and confidence to | 14 | | those like her; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, With support and guidance from friends, family, | 16 | | and the community at large, Reveca Torres and co-founders | 17 | | Veronica Gott, Patricia Mikicic, and Annie Gonzalez put a | 18 | | long-time goal into motion and transformed BACKBONES into what | 19 | | it is today: a place to connect with others with the purpose of | 20 | | learning, teaching, and sharing; the organization provides | 21 | | free support for people with spinal cord injuries and their | 22 | | families by telephone, in-person, and on the internet; the | 23 | | organization also encourages growth by the sharing of |
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| 1 | | experiences and ideas and creates an inviting atmosphere where | 2 | | people can ask questions, learn from each other informally, and | 3 | | make lasting friendships; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The members of the BACKBONES Board of Directors | 5 | | are Christopher Hyldahl, Jacob Torres, Mona Pinon, Brittany | 6 | | Raniere, and Eric Larson; the organization's Ambassadors are | 7 | | Rachelle Chapman, Matthew Tilford, and Priscilla Hedlin; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, It is especially important to recognize the great | 9 | | work and efforts of the members of BACKBONES during the month | 10 | | of September, which is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness | 11 | | Month; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we honor the staff and administration of BACKBONES for their | 15 | | work in raising awareness of spinal cord injuries and wish them | 16 | | continued success in their future endeavors; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the board of directors of BACKBONES as a symbol of | 19 | | our esteem and respect.
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