Full Text of HR1304 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fred Hohnke on the | 4 | | occasion of his 25th anniversary with the Woodridge Park | 5 | | District Board of Commissioners; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke has been a member of the Woodridge | 7 | | Park District Board of Commissioners since 1989, serving as | 8 | | President since 1996; in 1997, he also served as the Illinois | 9 | | Association of Park Districts (IAPD) Board President, and, from | 10 | | 2000 to 2009, he served on the National Recreation and Parks | 11 | | Association Board of Directors; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Fred Hohnke received the IAPD | 13 | | Commissioner of the Year Award; in 2004, he received the IAPD | 14 | | Mike Cassidy Commissioner Community Service Award, and, in | 15 | | 2011, he was named the IAPD/Illinois Parks & Recreation | 16 | | Association's (IPRA) Distinguished Accreditation Agency | 17 | | Co-Chairperson; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, During Fred Hohnke's tenure on the Woodridge Park | 19 | | District Board of Commissioners, the district received the | 20 | | IAPD/IPRA's Distinguished Agency Award from 1993 through 2010, | 21 | | the IAPD/IPRA's Distinguished Accredited Agency from 2011 to | 22 | | 2016, the Governor's Finance Officers Association Certificate |
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| 1 | | of Excellence in Financial Reporting from 2010 through 2013, | 2 | | Park District Risk Management Agency Accreditation from 2009 | 3 | | through 2015, the Schools and Community Assistance for | 4 | | Recycling and Composting Education Earth Flag Award in 2010, | 5 | | the IAPD's "Best of the Best" Intergovernmental Cooperation | 6 | | Award in 2008 and 2014, the Midwest Institute of Park | 7 | | Executives' Helping Hands Special Service Award in 2013, and | 8 | | Aquatic Starguard Life Guard Safety Recognitions from 2008 | 9 | | through 2013; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During Fred Hohnke's time on the Woodridge Park | 11 | | District Board of Commissioners, individual facilities that | 12 | | received recognition include, Forest Glen Park, the Cypress | 13 | | Cove Family Aquatic Park, Echo Point Park, Mending Wall Park, | 14 | | Seven Bridges Park, and the Village Greens Golf Course; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Fred Hohnke helped the Woodridge Park District | 16 | | acquire an additional 174.76 acres of land and federal and | 17 | | State grant awards and donations totalling nearly $10,000,000 | 18 | | since 1993; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, President Hohnke's achievement will be recognized | 20 | | at the Woodridge Park District's annual Volunteer Reception on | 21 | | November 7, 2014; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate Fred Hohnke on his 25th anniversary with the | 3 | | Woodridge Park District Board of Commissioners and wish him | 4 | | many more wonderful years; and be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Fred Hohnke as an expression of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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