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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Hope School in Springfield, Illinois, has
3 recently enjoyed the honor of being selected as one of two
4 recipients nationwide receiving a full 2000 Douglas J.
5 Schwartz Living Foundation Greenhouse Award; and
6 WHEREAS, The Hope School has been serving children and
7 youth with multiple disabilities since 1957 and constantly
8 strives to provide the best learning and living
9 opportunities, enabling them to discover their fullest
10 potential; and
11 WHEREAS, On September 28, 2000, a special dedication
12 ceremony will take place for the newly erected Douglas J.
13 Schwartz Living Foundation Greenhouse at The Hope School; and
14 WHEREAS, This new greenhouse facility is an essential
15 part of the Horticulture Therapy Program designed to provide
16 additional employment opportunities, habilitation options,
17 and greater opportunities to develop interests that
18 contribute to a more happy and healthy lifestyle for
19 individuals living at The Hope School; and
20 WHEREAS, The purpose of this unique greenhouse award
21 program is to encourage the expansion of horticultural
22 therapy programs in order to serve greater numbers of
23 participants by providing a year-round growing environment;
24 and
25 WHEREAS, The Douglas J. Schwartz Living Foundation was
26 established in 1988 as living memorial to Douglas J.
27 Schwartz, whose life was characterized by his exceptionally
28 cheerful and generous nature and by the genuine love and
29 friendship he gave to all those around him; therefore, be it
30 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
31 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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1 we join with The Hope School in expressing sincere
2 appreciation to the Douglas J. Schwartz Living Foundation for
3 its generosity in making possible the realization of this
4 impressive new greenhouse facility and further commend the
5 foundation for its ongoing support of horticultural therapy;
6 and be it further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to a representative of the Douglas J. Schwartz
9 Living Foundation.