Full Text of HR1174 95th General Assembly
HR1174 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Christina Gussie | 4 |
| of Ambassador Girl Scout Troop 804 on the occasion of winning | 5 |
| the Gold Award from the Girl Scouts organization; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gold Award is the highest recognition that a | 7 |
| Girl Scout can obtain; the award is equivalent to the rank of | 8 |
| Eagle awarded by the Boy Scouts; to earn a Gold Award, a girl | 9 |
| must meet several requirements, including leadership projects, | 10 |
| career exploration, meeting challenges to learn about herself | 11 |
| and the world around her, earning four interest projects, and | 12 |
| the completion of a community service project of over 60 hours; | 13 |
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| WHEREAS, After a rocky start with her original idea, | 15 |
| Christina Gussie devoted her Gold Award project to collecting, | 16 |
| repairing, and cleaning used formal, prom, and bridesmaid | 17 |
| dresses that were then donated to organizations for | 18 |
| distribution to girls who, without a proper dress, would not be | 19 |
| able to attend their prom; and
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| WHEREAS, Christina Gussie is currently a senior at St. | 21 |
| Ignatius College Prep; she has been accepted to Gonzaga | 22 |
| University in Spokane, Washington, but is still holding out for |
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| a response from Notre Dame University; her future plans are to | 2 |
| become a surgeon; and
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| WHEREAS, Christina Gussie will be presented with her Gold | 4 |
| Award at an official presentation at the First Congregational | 5 |
| Church of Forest Glen in Chicago on May 4, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, The dedication and effort put forward by Christina | 7 |
| Gussie on the behalf of her community serves as an inspiration | 8 |
| to the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate Christina Gussie of Ambassador Girl Scout Troop | 12 |
| 804 on the occasion of winning the Gold Award and wish her | 13 |
| continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 14 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Christina Gussie as a symbol of our esteem and | 17 |
| respect.
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