Full Text of SR1914 099th General Assembly
SR1914 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Grayslake, in Lake County, is a | 3 | | beautiful, family-oriented
community with a great spirit of | 4 | | service and pride; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake is a friendly community with a rich
| 6 | | heritage and strong desire to help others; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake wishes to welcome and support its aging | 8 | | population, their
families, caregivers, and friends with | 9 | | understanding and awareness of the aging process and
inclusion | 10 | | within the community; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The first responders, the Grayslake Fire District | 12 | | and the Grayslake Police Department,
have successfully | 13 | | completed training in April of 2016 and are the first adopters | 14 | | of a
grassroots movement in making Grayslake a | 15 | | dementia-friendly community; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Proclaiming Grayslake as the first | 17 | | dementia-friendly community in Illinois will
promote community | 18 | | pride and engage citizens in a warm and welcoming community | 19 | | movement;
and | 20 | | WHEREAS, This grassroots, community effort is receiving |
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| 1 | | great support
from local community businesses; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake restaurants, hair salons, financial | 3 | | institutions, legal institutions, and more
will be known for | 4 | | their adoption of the dementia-friendly community; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake would like to be known as the first | 6 | | dementia-friendly community of
Illinois; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, This movement is a great example of community | 8 | | spirit for other Illinois communities to
follow; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The people of Illinois and surrounding states are | 10 | | encouraged to visit Grayslake to
experience a model community | 11 | | that welcomes and embraces those afflicted with
dementia and | 12 | | offers acceptance and encouragement to families, caregivers,
| 13 | | community members, and friends; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare Grayslake | 16 | | "Dementia-Friendly Community Day" to coincide with the | 17 | | Alzheimer's Association's "Longest Day of the Year" | 18 | | celebration on June 20, 2016, the summer solstice; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois | 2 | | Chapter and the Mayor of the Village of Grayslake.
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