Full Text of HR0743 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Glendale Heights Mayor's Center for Senior | 3 | | Citizens Volunteer Initiative Program is a volunteer program | 4 | | based around the Center for Senior Citizens in Glendale | 5 | | Heights; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Center for Senior Citizens offers | 7 | | comprehensive senior citizen resources, innovated programing, | 8 | | informational sessions, social events, and exciting trips; the | 9 | | Center includes a game room, fitness room, arts and crafts | 10 | | room, a full service salon, and a library with four computer | 11 | | stations with internet access; the Center currently has just | 12 | | under 2,000 members; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Volunteerism is an important part of The Center; | 14 | | this volunteerism is overseen by the Senior Citizens Volunteer | 15 | | Advisory Committee; the Committee typically meets every month | 16 | | to discuss how the Center and the Village of Glendale Heights | 17 | | can continue to provide support and resources for the Senior | 18 | | Community; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2018, the Senior Citizens Advisory Committee | 20 | | organized events such as bake sales and lunch-n-learns that | 21 | | included lessons on healthy eating choices at fast food | 22 | | restaurants, the basics of diabetes management and how good |
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| 1 | | nutrition plays a role in preventing diabetes complications, | 2 | | and encouraging healthy cooking during the holiday seasons; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2018, 61 individuals volunteered 1,879 hours to | 4 | | benefit the Center; trained Center volunteer counselors | 5 | | provide one-on-one assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and | 6 | | their caregivers; volunteers also collect donations for the | 7 | | Center's Holiday Luncheon, run the Center's very popular weekly | 8 | | Bingo activity, operate a meals-on-wheels program, hold | 9 | | informational sessions on important social service topics to | 10 | | keep Seniors educated, and generally provide extra support for | 11 | | the Center as needed; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Volunteers are also encouraged to create their own | 13 | | activities for the seniors; activities that volunteers have | 14 | | developed include knitting and crocheting classes, game days in | 15 | | the Center's recreation room, and craft related projects; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, The Governor's Hometown Awards program gives | 17 | | formal recognition to those who contributed to their | 18 | | community's quality of life through projects that had strong | 19 | | volunteer support, met a need, and made a definitive impact; | 20 | | and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Glendale Heights Mayor's Center for Senior | 22 | | Citizens Volunteer Initiative Program was 2019's Governor's |
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| 1 | | Hometown Award winner in its Seniors Category; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate the Glendale Heights Mayor's Center for Senior | 5 | | Citizens Volunteer Initiative Program on being selected as a | 6 | | 2019 Governor's Hometown Award project winner; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be | 9 | | delivered to the Glendale Heights Mayor's Center for Senior | 10 | | Citizens Volunteer Initiative Program as a symbol of our | 11 | | respect and esteem.
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