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90_HR0568

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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION
 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives wish to congratulate Big Brothers/Big Sisters
 4    of  Will  and Grundy Counties on receiving a placement in the
 5    Governor's Home Town Awards Project; and
 6        WHEREAS, The Big Brothers/Big  Sisters  program  puts  an
 7    adult or older teenager with a young boy or girl that may not
 8    have  older  siblings  at home; together, the big brother and
 9    little brother or sisters participate in  regular  activities
10    that  build  up the child's confidence, as well as giving the
11    adult volunteer a sense  of  achievement;  together  the  two
12    participants  bake  cookies,  go  fishing,  participate  in a
13    sport, go to a movie, visit a zoo, or just  spend  some  time
14    talking; and
15        WHEREAS,  This  program deserves the honor given to it by
16    being placed on the Governor's Home Town Project List; and
17        WHEREAS, Big Brothers/Big  Sisters  of  Will  and  Grundy
18    Counties  will  be  honored at the Governor's banquet on June
19    17, 1998; therefore, be it
20        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES   OF   THE
21    NINETIETH  GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22    thank Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Will  and  Grundy  Counties
23    and  its  many volunteers for a job well done; when they take
24    time  to  help  others  then  they  deserve  recognition  and
25    congratulations; and be it further
26        RESOLVED, That a suitable  copy  of  this  resolution  be
27    presented  to  Big  Brothers/Big  Sisters  of Will and Grundy
28    Counties.

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