Full Text of HR0862 096th General Assembly
HR0862 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to acknowledge that The Great Lakes | 4 |
| Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA) is hosting the National | 5 |
| Junior Disability Championships, to be held in Deerfield and | 6 |
| Lake Forest from July 17-24, 2010; and
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| WHEREAS, The Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association | 8 |
| (GLASA) was formed in 1993 by Cindy Housner, a professional in | 9 |
| adaptive sports to provide sports and recreational | 10 |
| opportunities to children and adults who had a primary physical | 11 |
| or visual impairment; as there were few adaptive sports | 12 |
| programs available for individuals living in northern | 13 |
| Illinois; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, GLASA believes that the quality of life should | 15 |
| never be limited by a physical or visual impairment; and that | 16 |
| it is possible to remove boundaries, elevate expectations, | 17 |
| fulfill dreams, enhance self-worth, and empower individuals | 18 |
| with disabilities in competitive and recreational sports; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, GLASA strives to promote and support the optimal | 20 |
| development and well being of youth and adults who have a | 21 |
| primary physical or visual impairment through the provision of | 22 |
| inclusive recreational, fitness and competitive sports |
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| activities, and to offer opportunities for empowerment through | 2 |
| education, leadership, and training in collaboration with | 3 |
| community-based organizations; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, The National Junior Disability Championships are | 5 |
| held every year (usually in July) in the United States; it is | 6 |
| an Olympic-style sports competition for physically disabled | 7 |
| youth, including, but not limited to, those with spina bifida, | 8 |
| cerebral palsy, amputees, visually impaired or blind, | 9 |
| dwarfism, and any other similar physical disabilities that | 10 |
| impede movement or the ability to participate in non-adapted | 11 |
| sports; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Competitions are held in track and field events | 13 |
| (javelin, shotput, discus, club, softball throw), | 14 |
| weightlifting, table tennis, archery, swimming, boccia, and | 15 |
| 3-on-3 basketball; athletes can be from 7 to 21 years of age; | 16 |
| several paralympic athletes started their career as | 17 |
| competitors at the National Junior Disability Championships; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, The National Junior Disability Championships were | 20 |
| first held in July, 1984 with only 3 events; since that time, | 21 |
| the Championships have been held in various states across the | 22 |
| nation; and
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| WHEREAS, The games are sanctioned by Wheelchair and | 2 |
| Ambulatory Sports USA and requires a large number of volunteers | 3 |
| to help run the competition; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| acknowledge the National Junior Disability Championships and | 7 |
| wish all the contestants the best as they participate; and be | 8 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 10 |
| presented to a representative of the Great Lakes Adaptive | 11 |
| Sports Association as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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