Full Text of HR0665 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Dee Braden on the occasion | 4 | | of her retirement as Executive Director of the Coles County | 5 | | Council on Aging; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Dee Braden began her career at the Coles County | 7 | | Council on Aging as the RSVP Volunteer Recruiter in 1976; she | 8 | | was promoted to Executive Director in 1978; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dee Braden has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, | 10 | | with concentrations in Gerontology and Criminal Justice, from | 11 | | Eastern Illinois University; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, During her time at the Coles County Council on | 13 | | Aging, Dee Braden conducted workshops, both locally and at the | 14 | | state level, on various topics relative to fund raising, | 15 | | transportation, senior center development, communicating with | 16 | | older adults, and property tax referenda passage; she | 17 | | orchestrated the passage of the first countywide property tax | 18 | | referendum in Illinois to fund services for older adults, and | 19 | | developed the LifeSpan Center, a multi-purpose | 20 | | intergenerational facility; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Dee Braden has received many awards for her work |
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| 1 | | in Coles County, including the Coles County Zonta Woman of the | 2 | | Year Award for Outstanding Community Service, the Governor's | 3 | | Award for Unique Achievement, the Illinois Association of Area | 4 | | Agencies on Aging Sid Granet "Be All You Can Be" Award, the | 5 | | Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Alpha Upsilon Chapter Diana Award for | 6 | | service from the Mattoon Chapter, as well as the state-wide | 7 | | Award, and the Agency on Aging's Leadership Award; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure as Executive Director, Dee | 9 | | Braden served on several boards, including the Coles County | 10 | | United Way, the Coles County Board Senior Citizens Property Tax | 11 | | Levy, the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Professional | 12 | | Advisory Council, the Carle Health Care Foundation Patient | 13 | | Advisory Committee, the Association of Illinois Senior | 14 | | Centers, the National Council on Aging, the Eastern Illinois | 15 | | University, Lumpkin School of Business, Masters in Gerontology | 16 | | Advisory Council, the Planned Giving Information Consortium, | 17 | | the Coles Community Health Program Advisory Board, the Illinois | 18 | | Paratransit Association, the Illinois Department on Aging: | 19 | | Illinois Senior Center Conference Planning Committee, and the | 20 | | Academy of Lifetime Learning Advisory Council, Eastern | 21 | | Illinois University; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Dee Braden's professional career has been devoted | 23 | | to working to enhance the quality of life by promoting | 24 | | independence, dignity, self-fulfillment, and health for older |
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| 1 | | adults in Coles County through advocacy, education, and | 2 | | provision of appropriate community-based services; therefore, | 3 | | be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Dee Braden on her retirement as Executive Director | 7 | | of the Coles County Council on Aging, and we recognize her | 8 | | extraordinary leadership, vision, and service to the Illinois | 9 | | Aging Network; we wish her the best in all of her future | 10 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Dee Braden as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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