Full Text of HR0929 96th General Assembly
HR0929 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Mary McGlynn, an esteemed resident of Belleville | 3 |
| and an exceptional student at Althoff Catholic High School, has | 4 |
| achieved national recognition for exemplary volunteer service | 5 |
| by receiving a 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award; and
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| WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential | 7 |
| Financial in partnership with the National Association of | 8 |
| Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across | 9 |
| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to | 10 |
| serving their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary McGlynn earned this award by co-founding a | 12 |
| non-profit organization that has distributed 2,400 malaria bed | 13 |
| nets to poor townspeople in Uganda since 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary wrote a grant proposal, created a website, | 15 |
| made and sold jewelry, and solicited donations to raise $30,000 | 16 |
| to purchase and distribute nets with the help of both | 17 |
| volunteers in the United States and Uganda; and
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| WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength | 19 |
| of this State's communities, and the overall vitality of our | 20 |
| society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young | 21 |
| people like Mary McGlynn, who use their considerable talents |
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| and resources to serve others; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| congratulate Mary McGlynn on the occasion of receiving a 2010 | 5 |
| Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognize her | 6 |
| outstanding volunteer work, and wish her continued success and | 7 |
| happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Mary McGlynn as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 |
| respect.
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