Full Text of HR1098 098th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the administration and | 4 | | staff of Pathway Services Unlimited in Jacksonville on the | 5 | | occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The history of Pathway Services Unlimited began on | 7 | | April 9, 1964, when a small group of parents and several area | 8 | | professionals met to discuss the futures of their children with | 9 | | developmental disabilities; wanting the same educational | 10 | | opportunities for their children as everyone else but not | 11 | | seeing a place in the school system for children with | 12 | | disabilities, the parents formed an alliance and started their | 13 | | own school, which was initially incorporated on May 18, 1964; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Pathway Services Unlimited's first class had 24 | 16 | | students and was held in the basement of the Lincoln Avenue | 17 | | Baptist Church in Jacksonville; in October of 1964, the name | 18 | | Pathway School was adopted for the day program services; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Pathway Services Unlimited has | 20 | | grown tremendously; the agency currently provides services to | 21 | | more than 800 developmentally disabled individuals in Morgan, | 22 | | Sangamon, Greene, Scott, Jersey, Calhoun, Pike, and Cass |
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| 1 | | Counties annually; the organization employs nearly 250 staff | 2 | | and has an annual budget of over $10 million; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The administration and staff of Pathway Services | 4 | | Unlimited serve as models of hard work, integrity, and | 5 | | dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 6 | | be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate the administration and staff of Pathway | 10 | | Services Unlimited in Jacksonville on the occasion of the | 11 | | organization's 50th anniversary and wish them continued | 12 | | success in the future; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to Pathway Services Unlimited as a symbol of our | 15 | | esteem and respect.
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