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92_HR0115 LRB9208020RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize acts of outstanding 4 community service by a citizen of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Steve Geroff 6 of Granite City, Illinois, has been named as one of the 7 State's top student volunteers in the sixth annual Prudential 8 Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program in 9 partnership with the National Association of Secondary School 10 Principals that recognizes young people for outstanding 11 community service; and 12 WHEREAS, Steve Geroff is a senior at Granite City High 13 School in Granite City, Illinois; he is the son of proud 14 parents, Robert and Rosemary Geroff; and 15 WHEREAS, As part of the Moose Youth Awareness Program, 16 Steve Geroff created a program entitled "Kid's Talk", a 17 presentation given to groups of four to nine year old 18 children in the Granite City community; the presentation 19 helps these children become aware of the dangers surrounding 20 them, and how they can make healthy choices to resist these 21 dangers; to date, Steve has spent approximately 750 hours on 22 his project; and 23 WHEREAS, Steve Geroff is active in the Boys Scouts of 24 America, where he recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout; 25 at a ceremony, the local Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 26 presented him with an award and encouraged Steve to represent 27 the Order in a Youth Awareness Program; and 28 WHEREAS, Steve Geroff has displayed extraordinary 29 commitment to serving his community with his talents; he has 30 demonstrated an outstanding record of volunteer service, peer 31 leadership and community spirit; therefore, be it -2- LRB9208020RHrh 1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 3 we congratulate Steve Geroff for achieving national 4 recognition for exemplary volunteer service by receiving a 5 2001 Prudential Spirit Of Community Award; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 7 presented to Steve Geroff as an expression of our esteem.