Full Text of HR1076 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Garret Parker Jr. | 4 | | of Alton, on being named the 2012 Illinois Alliance of Boys and | 5 | | Girls Clubs' Youth of the Year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, He successfully competed against 20 other | 7 | | Illinois clubs' local youths of the year April 28, 2012 in | 8 | | Peoria, winning over judges with his compelling life story | 9 | | about overcoming disadvantages and difficulties; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Winning Illinois Youth of the Year rewarded him | 11 | | with a $1,000 scholarship, and qualifies him to go to the | 12 | | Midwest regional competition July 17 and 18, 2012 in Chicago; | 13 | | that winner will get a $10,000 scholarship; later, the 5 | 14 | | regional winners will compete for national Youth of the Year, | 15 | | who will receive a $15,000 scholarship and be installed by | 16 | | President Barack Obama; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Garret Parker Jr. has been a member of the Boys | 18 | | and Girls Club of Alton for 6 years, and has volunteered there | 19 | | more than 100 hours, mentoring, tutoring, and helping children | 20 | | with their homework during "Power Hour" and other activities; | 21 | | he also is in the club's Smart Moves program, which focuses on | 22 | | teaching substance abuse resistance skills; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Garret Parker Jr. is in the Alton High School | 2 | | Talent Search, Biology Club, and its related, P.C. Wet, through | 3 | | which advanced students study water quality; as a freshman, he | 4 | | was on the bowling team; he has volunteered in the city's | 5 | | cleanup program and recruited peers for the effort, he rang | 6 | | bells for the Salvation Army, and he participated in a | 7 | | Mississippi River cleanup; he has maintained a 3.1 grade-point | 8 | | average on a 4.0 scale; after graduation, he plans to attend | 9 | | the University of Central Florida in Orlando and major in | 10 | | zoology; he is particularly interested in herpetology; | 11 | | therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate Garret Parker Jr. on being named the 2012 | 15 | | Illinois Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs' Youth of the Year | 16 | | and wish him the best in his future endeavors; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Garret Parker Jr. as a symbol of our respect and | 20 | | esteem.
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