Full Text of HR0545 94th General Assembly
HR0545 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, June 3, 2005, will be Sister Connie Probst's last | 3 |
| day at the Illinois Hunger Coalition of Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Sister Connie will be leaving Illinois to become | 5 |
| part of the leadership team of her order of Roman Catholic | 6 |
| religious sisters in St. Louis Missouri; and
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| WHEREAS, A farewell party will be held on June 3, 2005, to | 8 |
| wish her the best in her new and exciting move into leadership | 9 |
| of her community of sisters; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Hunger Coalition (IHC) is a statewide | 11 |
| membership organization that works to alleviate hunger through | 12 |
| education, networking, advocacy, and empowerment activities; | 13 |
| projects are designed and resources are pursued to achieve | 14 |
| progress towards the implementation of the mission; and
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| WHEREAS, For six years, Sister Connie has served as the | 16 |
| Community Organizer for IHC during which time she worked | 17 |
| closely with Representative Susana Mendoza and other members of | 18 |
| the General Assembly for passage of the Childhood Hunger Relief | 19 |
| Act resulting in a mandate for close to 400 schools to offer | 20 |
| school breakfast to low-income children in Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Her tireless advocacy and efforts to include | 22 |
| hungry people, immigrants, and residents of low-income | 23 |
| communities to get involved in their communities and to work | 24 |
| for public policy that promotes social justice for all people | 25 |
| has greatly enhanced the well-being of the people of Illinois; | 26 |
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| WHEREAS, Under Sister Connie's leadership, the IHC founded | 28 |
| "Latino's Organized for Justice (LOJ)" in Kankakee, West | 29 |
| Chicago, Joliet, Chicago Back of the Yards, and N.W. suburban |
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| Cook; LOJ has worked for justice for immigrants in the | 2 |
| workplace and has provided immigrant leadership for the | 3 |
| struggle for driver's licenses for all immigrants; and
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| WHEREAS, As part of the Grassroots Collaborative, LOJ | 5 |
| organized one-third of the 10,000 participants who rallied for | 6 |
| amnesty for immigrants in Chicago in September of 2000; | 7 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we recognize the selfless efforts of Sister Connie Probst and | 11 |
| extend our heartfelt thanks for her tireless advocacy on behalf | 12 |
| of those in need; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Sister Connie Probst as an expression of our | 15 |
| utmost admiration and esteem.
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