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92_HR0115

 
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 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
 
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 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.

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