Full Text of HR1458 94th General Assembly
HR1458 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Lee And Sherrill | 4 |
| Blankenship, owners of Village Commons Bookstore in DeKalb, on | 5 |
| being named the 2006 Illinois Retail Merchants Association | 6 |
| Retailers of the Year; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the NIU campus, the Village Commons | 8 |
| Bookstore (VCB) has a reputation for excellent service; VCB | 9 |
| offers textbooks and supplies for all of the classes at NIU, | 10 |
| operates a full-service art department and Greek department, | 11 |
| and sells NIU clothing, computer programs, magazines, and | 12 |
| everyday gifts and greeting cards; and
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| WHEREAS, The Blankenships are as devoted to the University | 14 |
| and community they serve as they are to their business; when | 15 |
| called upon, they have often supported NIU student | 16 |
| organizations that needed help, and they give $5,000 annually | 17 |
| to the Huskie Athletic Scholarship; and
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| WHEREAS, Their generosity crosses over into their business | 19 |
| as well, translating into top-notch service for faculty and | 20 |
| student customers alike; it's not unusual for VCB to help out | 21 |
| faculty members with special requests, even when it costs the | 22 |
| store money; and
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| WHEREAS, The Blankenships actively participate in business | 24 |
| organizations, support nearly a dozen retail tenants within | 25 |
| their building, and take leadership roles in fighting for a | 26 |
| level playing field for retailers throughout their | 27 |
| marketplace; Mr. Blankenship is not only a member of the | 28 |
| National Association of College Stores, he once chaired the | 29 |
| NACS Privately-Owned Stores Committee, helping develop | 30 |
| education for the committee's annual conference and promoting | 31 |
| the event to other private bookstores; Mrs. Blankenship |
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| accompanies him to the events and is often involved with the | 2 |
| groups as well; he is also a long-time IRMA member and has | 3 |
| served on the IRMA Board of Directors since 1995; and
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| WHEREAS, For their industry leadership, their commitment | 5 |
| to Northern Illinois University, and their retail success, the | 6 |
| Illinois Retail Merchants Association recently honored Lee and | 7 |
| Sherrill Blankenship as its 2006 Illinois Retailers of the | 8 |
| Year; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 |
| we congratulate Lee And Sherrill Blankenship, owners of Village | 12 |
| Commons Bookstore in DeKalb, on being named the 2006 Illinois | 13 |
| Retail Merchants Association Retailers of the Year; and be it | 14 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the Blankenships as an expression of our esteem.
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