Full Text of HR0380 097th General Assembly
HR0380 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the 4th and 5th | 4 | | grade students and teachers at Homestead Elementary School in | 5 | | Aurora for their outstanding achievement in raising money for | 6 | | Haiti earthquake relief efforts; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, In the last year, the world has suffered many | 8 | | great tragedies, from the devastating earthquake in Haiti to | 9 | | the earthquake in Japan to the most recent tornados tearing | 10 | | through the Southern United States; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Doing their part, students at Homestead | 12 | | Elementary School have been learning about Haiti and have | 13 | | created a mural depicting how Haitians live and how they have | 14 | | dealt with the horrible earthquake; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Realizing the extreme conditions currently facing | 16 | | people in Haiti, students and teachers embarked on a journey | 17 | | partnered with Free the Children to collect and raise money in | 18 | | an effort to rebuild schools; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In just a few short months, students and teachers | 20 | | at Homestead Elementary School were able to raise $8,500, which | 21 | | is enough to build and furnish a school in Haiti; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Students raised money by having garage sales, | 2 | | setting up lemonade stands, and doing chores throughout the | 3 | | neighborhood; other students sang, walked dogs, and baby sat to | 4 | | help reach their goal; students also passed along donation jars | 5 | | throughout the school and local businesses; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In this tough economic climate, the motivated | 7 | | students of Homestead Elementary School were able to meet their | 8 | | goal in just a few months, becoming the first school in the | 9 | | Free the Children program to raise enough money to build a | 10 | | school in Haiti and bolster hope for the new school's | 11 | | community; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate the 4th and 5th grade students and teachers at | 15 | | Homestead Elementary School in Aurora for their outstanding | 16 | | achievement in raising money for a new school in Haiti; and be | 17 | | it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the 4th and 5th grade students and teachers at | 20 | | Homestead Elementary School in Aurora as a symbol of our esteem | 21 | | and respect.
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