Full Text of HR1482 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 Elijah Ourth of Boy | 4 | | Scout Troop 24 in Riverside on the occasion of achieving the | 5 | | rank of Eagle Scout on July 27, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth started Scouting as a Tiger Cub in | 7 | | first grade; he advanced through the ranks of Wolf, Bear, and | 8 | | Webelos, and earned the Arrow of Light, the highest award in | 9 | | Cub Scouts; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth advanced through the Boy Scout ranks | 11 | | of Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life, | 12 | | culminating in the rank of Eagle Scout, which only two percent | 13 | | of Scouts have attained over the history of Scouting; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth participated in numerous camping | 15 | | trips, summer camps, service projects, and week-long high | 16 | | adventure outings by canoeing, whitewater rafting, | 17 | | backpacking, and kayaking, including several solo trips; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth continued his outdoor interests as a | 19 | | student at Conserve School, a semester school in northern | 20 | | Wisconsin dedicated to environmental stewardship; he also | 21 | | continued his involvement in scouting as a foreign exchange |
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| 1 | | student to Sweden, becoming active in a Swedish Scout Troop; | 2 | | and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth completed his Eagle Project by | 4 | | coordinating a drive to collect 850 stuffed animals to be given | 5 | | to children undergoing medical care at the Cicero Health | 6 | | Center; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Elijah Ourth is an active member of his community | 8 | | and his school; he serves as a model of hard work, integrity, | 9 | | and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; | 10 | | therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 13 | | congratulate Elijah Ourth on the occasion of achieving the rank | 14 | | of Eagle Scout and wish him many years of success and happiness | 15 | | in the future; and be it further
| 16 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 | | presented to Elijah Ourth as a symbol of our esteem and | 18 | | respect.
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