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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national organization comprised of
3 local civic clubs located throughout the United States
4 dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with
5 disabilities, by performing community service, providing
6 AmTryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities,
7 and providing scholarships for therapists; and
 
8     WHEREAS, There are twelve Ambucs Chapters located
9 throughout the State of Illinois devoted to the mission of
10 National Ambucs: Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana
11 Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur
12 Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs,
13 Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola
14 Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs; and
 
15     WHEREAS, The number of Ambucs actively involved in their
16 local and National Ambucs Chapters in the State of Illinois
17 totals 570, with the largest Ambucs Chapter in the entire
18 National Ambucs network being the Springfield Ambucs Chapter,
19 with 200 members and friends; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout
21 the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands
22 of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of

 

 

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1 dollars of monetary gifts to providing AmTrykes to disabled
2 children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building
3 ramps for disabled persons, and countless other deserving local
4 and national projects; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 proclaim February of 2010 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the
8 State of Illinois; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
10 presented to Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana
11 Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur
12 Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs,
13 Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola
14 Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs as symbols of our
15 respect and esteem.