Full Text of HR0142 094th General Assembly
HR0142 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kelly Voigt, esteemed resident of Palatine and a | 3 |
| seventh grader at Plum Grove Junior High School, has achieved | 4 |
| national recognition
for exemplary volunteer service by being | 5 |
| named one of the top two youth volunteers in Illinois for 2005 | 6 |
| in the tenth annual Prudential Spirit of
Community Awards; and
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| WHEREAS, These prestigious awards, presented by Prudential | 8 |
| Financial in
partnership with the National Association of | 9 |
| Secondary School Principals,
honor young volunteers across | 10 |
| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary
commitment to | 11 |
| serving their communities; as a State Honoree, Ms. Voigt will | 12 |
| receive a $1,000 award, an engraved silver medallion, and a | 13 |
| trip to Washington, D.C., for a series of national recognition | 14 |
| events; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Voigt founded a nonprofit organization to | 16 |
| teach other children how to prevent dog bites; when she was 7 | 17 |
| years old, a dog attack left Kelly with more than 100 stitches | 18 |
| on her face and throat, as well as lingering trauma and | 19 |
| depression; after her mother learned that dog bites are the | 20 |
| leading cause of injuries to children, they decided together to | 21 |
| find a way to teach kids how to be safe from dog bites; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, Kelly collected information from the library, the | 23 |
| Internet, and insurance companies, and then designed a | 24 |
| presentation that kids would understand and remember; she | 25 |
| received permission to deliver her presentation at her school, | 26 |
| and soon began speaking at other schools, libraries, and Humane | 27 |
| Society and American Kennel Club locations, assisted by a | 28 |
| dog-handling professional and her therapy dog; Kelly has also | 29 |
| discussed her safety tips on national television programs, and | 30 |
| last May, she was a guest speaker in Washington, D.C., for | 31 |
| National Dog Bite Prevention Week; and
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| WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength | 2 |
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communities, and the overall vitality of American | 3 |
| society depends, in great
measure, upon the dedication of young | 4 |
| people like Ms. Voigt
who use their considerable talents and | 5 |
| resources to serve others; therefore,
be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 8 |
| we congratulate and honor Kelly Voigt for being a recipient of | 9 |
| a Prudential Spirit of Community Award, and we recognize her | 10 |
| outstanding record of volunteer service, peer leadership, and | 11 |
| community spirit; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to Kelly Voigt as a token of our respect and esteem | 14 |
| and with our
best wishes for her continued success and | 15 |
| happiness.
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