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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend Evangeline Semark on her
4service as President of the Howard Area Community Center's
5Board of Directors; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Evangeline Semark has spent more than a decade as
7a leader of the Howard Area Community Center (HACC); she was
8elected President of the Board of Directors in 2013; as
9president, she has worked to ensure that issues of equality and
10social justice are centered in HACC programs and culture and
11has helped bring tens of millions of dollars of funding to the
12communities HACC serves; she has been a valued friend,
13colleague, and ally to many members of the HACC and the greater
14Rogers Park communities; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In addition to serving as President of the Board
16of Directors, Evangeline Semark has served as a member of the
17HACC Young Professionals Board; from 2009 until 2013, she
18served as Vice President of the Board of Directors; and
 
19    WHEREAS, The Howard Area Community Center began as a food
20pantry in 1967; since then, it has grown into one of the
21premier direct service agencies on Chicago's Far North Side;
22today, it provides direct services to thousands in the greater

 

 

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1Rogers Park area each year, including affordable and free
2education, employment, and health assistance programs;
3therefore, be it
 
4    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
5HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6we commend Evangeline Semark on her service as President of the
7Howard Area Community Center's Board of Directors, and we wish
8her continued success in her future endeavors; and be it
9further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Evangeline Semark as an expression of our esteem
12and respect.