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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The first Parent Appreciation Day occurred on the
3 first Saturday of August of 2003; community leader Alonzo
4 Stewart of Romeoville thought it would be nice for kids to, in
5 some fashion, thank their parents; in 2004, Parent Appreciation
6 Day was moved to its permanent home on the second Saturday of
7 August; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Parent Appreciation Day has become a staple in
9 Romeoville, and the event and its organizer has received high
10 praise from participants, business partners, and colleagues;
11 and
 
12     WHEREAS, Recognizing a statewide Parent Appreciation Day
13 would encourage communities to use their creativity, their
14 natural resources (residents), and their commitment to a safe,
15 pleasant place to live, work, and shop to craft their very own
16 recognition event to appreciate parents and adults; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Youth, community groups, or schools can lead
18 initiatives; the process of creating, designing, and
19 implementing the event will foster growth, teamwork, and
20 leadership among all involved; this will return exponential
21 benefits to the community as civic awareness and feelings of
22 ownership in the community's future increase; therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
24 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the second
25 Saturday of August as Parent Appreciation Day with activities
26 in communities across the State; this will be a time for
27 communities to join hands and hearts to pass the baton of
28 appreciation to our new generations of young leaders.