Full Text of HR0906 94th General Assembly
HR0906 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to honor Chuck Balling for his | 4 |
| many years of service to the Gurnee Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Balling holds a B.S. degree in parks and | 6 |
| recreation administration from Eastern Illinois University and | 7 |
| a Master of Arts degree from DePaul University, School for New | 8 |
| Learning, with a concentration in marketing and new venture | 9 |
| management; he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from | 10 |
| Eastern Illinois University's Recreation Department in 1989; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, He has been the Executive Director of the Gurnee | 13 |
| Park District since December 1996; the Park District operates | 14 |
| 23 parks and owns over 300 acres of open space and provides a | 15 |
| full range of activities and programs; it employs 37 full-time | 16 |
| employees and over 200 part-time and seasonal employees; the | 17 |
| District opened a 1,500-bather capacity outdoor family aquatic | 18 |
| center in 2001; currently, the Park District is constructing a | 19 |
| 40,000-square-foot community center; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gurnee Park District received the 2002 | 21 |
| Outstanding Aquatics Facility and Parks Award Division III from | 22 |
| the Illinois Park and Recreation Association and the 2004 | 23 |
| Excellence in Aquatics Award Class V from the National Park and | 24 |
| Recreation Association; in January 1999, the Illinois Park and | 25 |
| Recreation Association named Mr. Balling Professional of the | 26 |
| Year; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his service at Gurnee, Mr. Balling served | 28 |
| as the Director of Leisure Services for the Elmhurst Park | 29 |
| District from 1987 through 1996; during his tenure, the | 30 |
| Elmhurst Park District was honored with several prestigious | 31 |
| awards including the 1992 National Gold Medal Award for |
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| Excellence in Park and Recreation Management; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his position at Elmhurst, he served as | 3 |
| Superintendent of Leisure Services at the Homewood-Flossmoor | 4 |
| Park District and as the Acting Superintendent of Recreation, | 5 |
| Program Manager, and Recreation Supervisor for the Naperville | 6 |
| Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Balling's accomplishments have been centered | 8 |
| on the development of new leisure programs and facilities that | 9 |
| are customer-oriented; he's been involved with the | 10 |
| construction and renovation of a community center, two fitness | 11 |
| centers, an ice arena, and outdoor pools; and
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| WHEREAS, He has instructed classes at the College of | 13 |
| DuPage, George Williams College, and Eastern Illinois | 14 |
| University; he has conducted workshops and programs at the | 15 |
| Athletic Business Conference, Club Industry, Western Revenue | 16 |
| Sources Management School, the International Aquatic School, | 17 |
| the N.R.P.A. Marketing School, the Illinois Park and Recreation | 18 |
| Association State Conference, the Maine Parks and Recreation | 19 |
| Association, and the New York Parks and Recreation Society; he | 20 |
| has authored numerous articles on parks, recreation, and | 21 |
| fitness, and in 1993, he was one of three American citizens who | 22 |
| were invited to make presentations at the International | 23 |
| Marketing Conference for Health and Fitness Managers in Moscow, | 24 |
| Russia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 26 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 27 |
| we honor Chuck Balling for his many years of service to the | 28 |
| Gurnee Park District; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 30 |
| presented to Mr. Balling as an expression of our esteem.
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