Full Text of HR1258 096th General Assembly
HR1258 96TH 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 H. Dennis Smith on | 4 |
| the occasion of being nominated for the WSPN Non-Profit | 5 |
| Executive of the Year award by the Northern Illinois Food Bank; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, The West Suburban Philanthropic Network (WSPN) is | 8 |
| a 21-year-old organization dedicated to supporting development | 9 |
| professionals and advancing philanthropy in the western | 10 |
| suburbs of Chicago; the Non-Profit Executive of the Year award | 11 |
| is given by WSPN to a senior-level not-for-profit executive who | 12 |
| has demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing the | 13 |
| mission and services of his or her organization for the benefit | 14 |
| of residents in the western suburbs; and
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| WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith attended the University of South | 16 |
| Carolina, where he majored in journalism; he then switched to | 17 |
| the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising in Philadelphia, | 18 |
| Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1964; and
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| WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith joined the Northern Illinois Food | 20 |
| Bank in August of 1998, following his retirement as Director of | 21 |
| Corporate Communications for Van den Bergh/Lipton Foods; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Northern Illinois Food | 2 |
| Bank, H. Dennis Smith has guided the organization to new | 3 |
| heights of success through his incredible vision, hard work, | 4 |
| and discipline; the food bank has increased the amount of food | 5 |
| it distributes from 7 million to 29 million pounds in 2009; the | 6 |
| food bank has also increased its partner agencies from 210 to | 7 |
| 547 and expanded its revenue from $1 million to $6 million; in | 8 |
| addition, NIFB now operates 2 branch locations in Park City and | 9 |
| Rockford and has strong ties to numerous county government | 10 |
| officials and community organizations throughout DuPage | 11 |
| County; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Under H. Dennis Smith's guidance, the Northern | 13 |
| Illinois Food Bank has received a Charity Navigator 4-Star | 14 |
| Rating for 6 consecutive years and has been the recipient of | 15 |
| numerous awards, including the Innovative Advocacy Program of | 16 |
| the Year award, the Food Sourcing Program of the Year award, | 17 |
| and Group Volunteer of the Year award, and the Congressional | 18 |
| Hunger Award; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith is the past president of the | 20 |
| Illinois Food Bank Association; he is the chair of Feeding | 21 |
| America's National Hunger Action Committee; he is also a member | 22 |
| of the Illinois Commission on Poverty; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith and his loving wife, Joy, live in |
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| Geneva; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, H. Dennis Smith serves as a model of hard work, | 3 |
| integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 4 |
| Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 |
| congratulate H. Dennis Smith on the occasion of his nomination | 8 |
| for the WSPN Non-Profit Executive of the Year award and wish | 9 |
| him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 10 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to H. Dennis Smith as a symbol of our esteem and | 13 |
| respect.
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