Full Text of HR0009 096th General Assembly
HR0009 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff and | 4 |
| administration of The Hope Center in Albion on the occasion of | 5 |
| being selected as a 2008 Governor's Home Town Award winner; and
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| WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are given to | 7 |
| recognize individuals and groups that unselfishly give to | 8 |
| others in order to make their communities better and stronger, | 9 |
| instill pride in their neighborhoods, and improve the overall | 10 |
| quality of life; after a rigorous judging process of reviewing | 11 |
| and ranking applications based on local need, volunteer | 12 |
| participation, project continuity, and results, only 49 | 13 |
| projects were selected as Governor's Home Town Award winners; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, The Hope Center in Albion is a Christian resource | 16 |
| center that is operated by volunteers and is supported by | 17 |
| community donations; with many rural Americans facing | 18 |
| challenges in getting needed services, the volunteers of the | 19 |
| Hope Center saw a need in their community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Hope Center's main building was bought by the | 21 |
| Smith family, who originally had the idea of starting a teen | 22 |
| center there; the center's goals, however, soon grew to more |
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| comprehensive community services; today, the center provides | 2 |
| food, clothing, household items, education, and pregnancy | 3 |
| counseling services to those in need, among many other | 4 |
| services; and
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| WHEREAS, The Hope Center has over 50 families involved in | 6 |
| their Beacon of Hope Mentoring program, a program for children | 7 |
| in White, Wayne, and Edwards Counties whose parent or parents | 8 |
| are incarcerated; and
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| WHEREAS, The Hope Center also collects new and good used | 10 |
| toys for the Feed the Family program, which will provide | 11 |
| Christmas food and toys for over 70 area families; and
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| WHEREAS, The Hope Center's message of charity and | 13 |
| compassion is worthy of the greatest respect of both this | 14 |
| august body and the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 15 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate the staff and administration of The Hope Center in | 19 |
| Albion for winning a 2008 Governor's Home Town Award and wish | 20 |
| them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 21 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to a representative of The Hope Center as a symbol of | 3 |
| our esteem and respect.
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