Full Text of HR0834 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Kirstin Grzonka on | 4 | | earning the Summit Award as a member of BSA Venturing Crew l in | 5 | | the Pathway to Adventure Council; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Venturing Scouts is an inclusive program through | 7 | | the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) for males and females aged 14 | 8 | | to 20, or those who are aged 13 and have completed the 8th | 9 | | grade; the program is operated through Venturing Crews, units | 10 | | of youth and advisors that meet on set schedules and plan | 11 | | activities and events for youth; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Summit Award represents the Venturing Scouts' | 13 | | highest honor; to achieve this ultimate recognition, a scout | 14 | | must serve the crew as a leader, both formally and informally, | 15 | | and be a mentor to others; in addition, the scout must | 16 | | strengthen their community by designing and leading a service | 17 | | project to benefit others; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Starting last year, Kirstin Grzonka planned, led, | 19 | | and executed a Summit Award Service Project to assist the | 20 | | Heartland Animal Shelter, which had a desperate need for | 21 | | supplies and food; with the support of her crew, she was able | 22 | | to collect a significant volume of items for the shelter; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka has displayed enviable leadership | 2 | | skills and has steadily advanced over the years; she served as | 3 | | Crew Quartermaster for the last 2 years and was responsible for | 4 | | all of the unit's equipment; she earned the Ranger Award, which | 5 | | is the highest award for outdoor skills in scouting; she was | 6 | | elected president by her crew at the end of 2019; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka has also been nationally | 8 | | recognized; she was elected to join the Order of the Arrow, the | 9 | | National Honor Society of the BSA, which opened its elections | 10 | | to female scouts for the first time in its 104-year history in | 11 | | 2019; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka is also a member of the Girl | 13 | | Scouts of America and a recipient of the Gold Award, the | 14 | | highest award in Girl Scouts; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Kirstin Grzonka will graduate this spring from | 16 | | Lake Zurich High School in Lake Zurich, where she was a member | 17 | | of the Lake Zurich Girls Bowling Team; she will be attending | 18 | | Northern Illinois University this fall to study biology with | 19 | | the intention of becoming a veterinarian; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we congratulate Kirstin Grzonka on earning the Summit Award, | 2 | | and we wish her the best in all her future endeavors; and be it | 3 | | further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to Kirstin Grzonka as an expression of our esteem and | 6 | | respect.
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