Full Text of HR1060 096th General Assembly
HR1060 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives recognize young children as one of the State's | 4 |
| most precious and valuable resources; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | 6 |
| Young Children is the nation's largest early childhood | 7 |
| organization; the association seeks to serve and act on behalf | 8 |
| of the rights, needs, and well-being of all young children, | 9 |
| with a primary focus on the provision of educational and | 10 |
| developmental needs and services; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Association for the Education of | 12 |
| Young Children (ILAEYC) is the state affiliate of the National | 13 |
| Association for the Education of Young Children; ILAEYC has | 14 |
| over 4,000 members and 17 local affiliate chapters around the | 15 |
| State dedicated to the same mission; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | 17 |
| Young Children has designated the week of April 12-16 as the | 18 |
| Week of the Young Child; the month of April is designated as | 19 |
| Month of the Young Child in the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The purpose of the Month of the Young Child is to | 21 |
| focus public attention on the needs of young children and their |
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| families and to recognize the individuals, early childhood | 2 |
| programs, and services that are dedicated to meeting those | 3 |
| needs; and
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| WHEREAS, There are members of the organization, such as | 5 |
| teachers, program directors, school administrators, agency | 6 |
| personnel, college faculty, and others, who continually go | 7 |
| above and beyond what is expected to see that these needs are | 8 |
| met; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, These individuals are considered to be true | 10 |
| Children's Champions, who go further than anyone else to make a | 11 |
| positive difference to the lives of children everywhere; and
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| WHEREAS, The actions of Judith K. Flanders of Springfield, | 13 |
| Mark McHugh of Chicago, Alice Giordano of Glen Ellyn, Nancy | 14 |
| Morse of Urbana, Maureen Sollars of Bloomington, Martha Owens | 15 |
| of Milan, Linda Davis of Lockport, Diane King of Carbondale, | 16 |
| and Mary Nan Zimmer of Neoga represent shining examples of | 17 |
| those in our communities doing good things for children; these | 18 |
| individuals have been nominated by their local affiliate | 19 |
| chapters and designated by the Illinois Association for the | 20 |
| Education of Young Children as Illinois 2010 Children's | 21 |
| Champions; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| recognize the Illinois 2010 Children's Champions and their | 3 |
| dedication, hard work and significant contributions to the | 4 |
| State of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to each of the Illinois 2010 Children's Champions in | 7 |
| recognition of their efforts.
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