Full Text of HR1371 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish | 3 | | to recognize the important accomplishments in the lives of | 4 | | Illinois residents, communities, and organizations; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service | 6 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois has worked to fulfill | 7 | | Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of serving humanity by feeding | 8 | | the hungry, visiting the incarcerated, and loving those in | 9 | | need; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service | 11 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois has taken to hear the | 12 | | words of Mrs. Coretta Scott King, who said "We call you to | 13 | | commemorate this holiday by making your personal commitment to | 14 | | serve humanity with the vibrant spirit of unconditional love | 15 | | that was Martin Luther King's greatest strength, and which | 16 | | empowered all of the great victories of his leadership. And | 17 | | with our hearts open to his spirit of unconditional love, we | 18 | | can indeed achieve the Beloved Community of Martin Luther | 19 | | King's dream"; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service | 21 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois has recognized the fact | 22 | | that the federal King Holiday and Service Act, enacted in 1994, |
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| 1 | | designated the King Holiday as a national day of volunteer | 2 | | service and charged the Corporation for National and Community | 3 | | Services with leading this effort; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service | 5 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois has helped organize | 6 | | projects by a wide range of non-profits, including Community | 7 | | Services of Will County Inc., National Hook-up of Black Women, | 8 | | University of St. Francis, and the Joliet Slammers; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service | 10 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois has encouraged the | 11 | | citizens of Joliet to take advantage of this day of service and | 12 | | participate in events throughout our State on the King Day of | 13 | | Service, January 21, 2013, and to create and implement | 14 | | community service projects; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we honor the 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service Planning | 18 | | Committee of Joliet, Illinois and encourage the people of | 19 | | Illinois to observe the King Day of Service by volunteering on | 20 | | January 21, 2013; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to the 2013 Martin Luther King Day of Service |
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| 1 | | Planning Committee of Joliet, Illinois.
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