Full Text of HR0654 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Illinois | 4 | | District 13 Little League team on their participation in the | 5 | | 2013 Challenger Exhibition Game at the Little League World | 6 | | Series; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, With the help of Tri-Cities Little League and | 8 | | Bartlett Little League,The Woodstock Challengers started | 9 | | playing baseball in June of 2012 with the goal of giving | 10 | | special needs children in northern McHenry County the | 11 | | opportunity to play baseball in an organized environment; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, There are more than 30,000 Challenger players from | 13 | | more than 900 leagues worldwide; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Fifteen participants were selected from 165 | 15 | | members from the Bartlett, Tri-Cities, and Woodstock areas to | 16 | | participate in the Challenger Little League World Series | 17 | | exhibition game at Volunteer Stadium in Williamsport, | 18 | | Pennsylvania, the home of the Little League World Series; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois District 13 Little League team | 20 | | competed against the other Challenger team selected for the | 21 | | game, California District 57 from the San Francisco area, on |
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| 1 | | August 24, 2013; the game was broadcasted on ESPN3; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois District 13 Little League team had a | 3 | | great season that ended on top with a game played in the Little | 4 | | League World Series, which was enjoyed by family, close | 5 | | friends, and the dedicated people who helped to make this a | 6 | | memorable trip for all the players; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate and honor the Illinois District 13 Little | 10 | | League team on their participation in the Little League World | 11 | | Series, the work of those volunteers who helped work with the | 12 | | kids to make this league a possibility, and District 13's | 13 | | dedication to helping children with special needs; and be it | 14 | | further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to the players, buddies, and coaches of Illinois | 17 | | District 13 as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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