Full Text of HR1405 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Arnie
Diedrich on | 4 | | receiving the "2016 Most Innovative Blood Drive Coordinator | 5 | | Award" from the Illinois
Coalition of Community Blood Centers; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich organized and hosted his first | 8 | | blood drive in 2003 on behalf of St. John the
Baptist Catholic | 9 | | Church Knights of Columbus Council 9167 in Johnsburg; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Under Arnie Diedrich's leadership, the blood | 11 | | drives have expanded to quarterly community events and the | 12 | | number
of units collected at each drive as doubled; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich's efforts have resulted in the | 14 | | collection of over 4500 units of blood, which
have the | 15 | | potential to save over 13,000 lives; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich not only recruits donors, but he | 17 | | has also donated 55 pints of blood and
donated double red blood | 18 | | cells 18 times, which have the potential to save 275 lives; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich works tirelessly, along with his | 20 | | wife, to promote the blood drives in his community
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| 1 | | personal phone calls, social media, speeches to church | 2 | | congregations and business groups,
and partnering with other | 3 | | charitable organizations; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich's grandchildren often provide | 5 | | musical entertainment for donors; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Arnie Diedrich displays his theatrical talents | 7 | | during the holiday seasons by taking on the role
of "Santa | 8 | | Arnie" at the Christmas drive, where donors are also treated to | 9 | | a pancake breakfast; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, the Heartland Blood Centers nominated | 11 | | Arnie Diedrich as the "Most Innovative
Blood Drive Coordinator" | 12 | | in a statewide competition hosted by the Illinois Coalition of | 13 | | Community
Blood Centers; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | commend Arnie Diedrich for his commitment to insuring a healthy | 17 | | blood supply in his community; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Arnie Diedrich as an expression of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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