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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
3 America (formerly known as FHA-HERO) is one of the largest
4 career and technical educational student organizations in the
5 United States; and
6 WHEREAS, There are 220,000 members which includes over
7 5,000 members throughout the great State of Illinois; and
8 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
9 America is an integral part of the Family and Consumer
10 Science education curriculum that operates within the school
11 system; and
12 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
13 America is the only national organization with the family on
14 its central focus; through FCCLA activities members develop
15 skills to assume the multiple roles of family member, wage
16 earner, and community leader; and
17 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
18 America members learn leadership skills by seeking elected
19 office, and participating in team projects; and
20 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
21 America members complete projects that guide them to discover
22 strengths, target educational goals, and create a plan for
23 achieving the career they desire; technological literacy is a
24 vital aspect of career preparation in this decade, FCCLA
25 offers opportunities to use the latest technology in
26 individual, cooperative, and competitive events; and
27 WHEREAS, The Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
28 America recognizes that teens can play an essential role in
29 decreasing violent acts among their peers through the "Stop
30 the Violence" Program; teens are being trained with
31 techniques on how to resolve conflict, recognize, report and
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1 prevent violent crimes; these training sessions empower
2 individuals to make a difference and ultimately decrease the
3 rate of violent crimes; therefore, be it
4 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we recognize the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
7 America student youth organization present here today and
8 congratulate them for their efforts in working toward a
9 better Illinois; and be it further
10 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of
12 America student youth organization as an expression of our
13 esteem.