Full Text of HR1430 95th General Assembly
HR1430 95TH 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 Sandra Johnson on | 4 |
| the occasion of her retirement as Executive Director of the | 5 |
| North Shore Senior Center (NSSC) in Northfield after 20 years | 6 |
| of dedicated service; and
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| WHEREAS, Sandra Johnson began her career with the North | 8 |
| Shore Senior Center as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker; from | 9 |
| 1984 to 1992, she served as Director of Social Services, where | 10 |
| she ensured that the NSSC provided a wide variety of services | 11 |
| to seniors of all income levels and physical or mental | 12 |
| conditions; in 1992, she was named Executive Director of the | 13 |
| North Shore Senior Center, where she remained until her | 14 |
| retirement; and
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| WHEREAS, As Executive Director of the North Shore Senior | 16 |
| Center, Sandra Johnson has been instrumental in the growth and | 17 |
| prosperity of the senior center; during her tenure, she has | 18 |
| overseen a successful capital campaign and site search, which | 19 |
| have resulted in many additions and improvements for the | 20 |
| center, including a Fitness Center, evening and weekend | 21 |
| programs, expanded class and workshop offerings, classrooms, | 22 |
| offices for the center's social workers, and expanded | 23 |
| administration and IT facilities; she then oversaw another |
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| capital campaign to combine the three Alzheimer's Day Care | 2 |
| centers into one state-of-the-art center on the same campus as | 3 |
| NSSC that can house 30 participants; she facilitated an | 4 |
| alliance with the national Older Adults Service and Information | 5 |
| System organization, which enabled NSSC to work cooperatively | 6 |
| with the national group; she was also asked to open a new site | 7 |
| for social services in Evanston which would serve seniors in | 8 |
| two additional townships; and
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| WHEREAS, Due in part to Sandra Johnson's incredible | 10 |
| leadership, the North Shore Senior Center was one of the first | 11 |
| senior centers in the nation to be accredited by NISC in 2003; | 12 |
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| WHEREAS, Sandra Johnson has been active in numerous | 14 |
| professional and community organizations in the Chicago area, | 15 |
| including the Rotary Club, the Buehler Center on Aging at the | 16 |
| Northwestern University Medical Center in Chicago, the United | 17 |
| Way, the Association of Illinois Senior Centers, and the | 18 |
| University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration; | 19 |
| nationally, she is a member of the National Council of Aging, | 20 |
| the Gerontological Society of America, the National | 21 |
| Association of Social Workers, the American Society on Aging, | 22 |
| and the National Institute of Senior Centers; and
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| WHEREAS, Sandra Johnson's dedication to her profession and |
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| her willingness to serve her community make her a model for the | 2 |
| people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Sandra Johnson on the occasion of her retirement | 6 |
| and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 7 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Sandra Johnson as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 |
| respect.
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