Full Text of HR0373 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 Barbara Ferguson | 4 | | on the occasion of receiving the Altrusa International Club of | 5 | | Elgin, Inc. Woman of the Year 2015 Award; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc. is an | 7 | | international service organization comprised of executive and | 8 | | professional women; the Altrusa Club of Elgin sponsors a number | 9 | | of projects in the community through volunteerism and monetary | 10 | | support; its members reside throughout the Northern Fox Valley | 11 | | area, including Elgin, South Elgin, Bartlett, Dundee, Sleepy | 12 | | Hollow, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Bartlett, Hampshire, | 13 | | Huntley, and Pingree Grove; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson graduated from the University of | 15 | | San Francisco with a bachelor's degree in both education and | 16 | | world literature; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson has been an integral part of the | 18 | | Dundee Township community for over 30 years; she is a board | 19 | | member of Summit School, Inc., the Boys and Girls Club of | 20 | | Dundee Township, and the Northwest Suburban United Way; she | 21 | | previously served as a board director of the Dundee Township | 22 | | United Way, the Community Crisis Center, and the League of |
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| 1 | | Women Voters; she is also an active member of Saint Catherine | 2 | | of Siena Church in West Dundee; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson has volunteered 16 years of board | 4 | | service with the Boys and Girls Club of Dundee Township, | 5 | | serving on a variety of leadership roles and committees over | 6 | | the years; she and her husband are beloved for their Annual | 7 | | Dinner "500 Homemade Cookies" Live Auction donation, which has | 8 | | raised nearly $50,000 per year over the past 5 years; her | 9 | | advocacy for the organization also helped the Boys and Girls | 10 | | Club of Dundee Township to acquire a $200,000 Education Grant | 11 | | through the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago; she has also | 12 | | volunteered for numerous other organizations throughout the | 13 | | Dundee Township area, including the Centro de Informacion, the | 14 | | Fox Valley Hospice, and many others; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson has been the recipient of | 16 | | numerous awards and honors, including the Boys and Girls Club | 17 | | Volunteer of the Year Award in 2012 and the Dundee Township | 18 | | Rotary Club's "Service Above Self" Award in 2013; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson and her husband, Roger, have 2 | 20 | | children and 7 grandchildren; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Barbara Ferguson serves as a model of hard work, | 22 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of |
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| 1 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 | | congratulate Barbara Ferguson on the occasion of receiving the | 5 | | Altrusa International Club of Elgin, Inc. Woman of the Year | 6 | | 2015 Award and wish her continued success and happiness in the | 7 | | future; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Barbara Ferguson as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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