Full Text of HR1475 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize the members of the | 4 | | Austin African American Business Networking Association | 5 | | (AAABNA) for their work in the Austin community; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, AAABNA was founded in 2003 by Mr. Malcolm | 7 | | Crawford, Mr. Rickey Sanders, and Ms. Aleatra Elzy as a way of | 8 | | pooling resources to bring about change in the Austin business | 9 | | community through the creation of African-American business | 10 | | growth through networking and various support programs for | 11 | | emerging and existing businesses; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, AAABNA has been responsible for hosting monthly | 13 | | meetings with area businesses, elected officials, the Chicago | 14 | | Police Department, and a host of others, allowing these groups | 15 | | to join forces to address issues in the Austin community; | 16 | | AAABNA was the driving force behind the design team that | 17 | | created the Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy at the | 18 | | new Austin campus; AAABNA has also begun the creation of a | 19 | | prominent community garden and planters on Chicago Avenue in | 20 | | order to beautify the Austin business district; AAABNA, in | 21 | | conjunction with the Austin Chamber of Commerce, also hosts an | 22 | | all-day business summit that brings federal, state, and local | 23 | | agencies together to disseminate information needed to create |
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| 1 | | and sustain local businesses; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, AAABNA's overall goal is to create an | 3 | | African-American focused business district that showcases all | 4 | | of the sights, sounds, and foods that make up the African | 5 | | American experience in order to make the Austin community a | 6 | | beautiful and safe place for residents, business leaders, and | 7 | | friends alike; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The members of AAABNA serve as models of hard | 9 | | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 10 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | recognize and thank the members of the Austin African American | 14 | | Business Networking Association for their work in the Austin | 15 | | business community and wish them continued success and | 16 | | happiness in the future; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the Austin African American Business Networking | 19 | | Association as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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