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92_HR0466 LRB9209166RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 4 the lives of the citizens of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Vermilion 6 County Recycling coordinator Lynn Wolgamot was recently 7 recognized by the Illinois Recycling Association as the 2001 8 Recycler of the Year; and 9 WHEREAS, Lynn Wolgamot has served as the Vermilion County 10 Health Department's recycling coordinator since 1995; under 11 her leadership, the department has developed seven drop-off 12 sites across Vermilion County for residential recycling, as 13 well as organized an appliance, hazardous waste, paint, oil, 14 tire, electronic equipment and phone book recycling program; 15 and 16 WHEREAS, Lynn Wolgamot has been instrumental in bringing 17 recycling to the attention of the public by relating it to 18 other causes she is involved with; she has encouraged local 19 organizations to use recycled items such as paint, clothing, 20 backpacks, clipboards, and picture frames; and 21 WHEREAS, Lynn Wolgamot organized a Recycled Style Show 22 for the Festival of Tree Ladies' luncheon that exhibited the 23 benefits of recycling; in addition, she has taken part in the 24 Children's Safety Fair where she recruits kids to not only 25 help her and their community, but to learn about recycling; 26 and 27 WHEREAS, Lynn Wolgamot has devoted a great deal of her 28 time to developing creative ways of overcoming recycling 29 challenges created in Vermilion County as well as providing 30 the residents a valuable learning experience about the 31 benefits of recycling; therefore, be it -2- LRB9209166RHrh 1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 3 we congratulate Lynn Wolgamot on being recognized by the 4 Illinois Recycling Association as the 2001 Recycler of the 5 Year; and be it further 6 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 7 presented to Lynn Wolgamot as an expression of our esteem.