Full Text of HR1340 95th General Assembly
HR1340 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mena Boulanger, | 4 |
| Director of Government Affairs for Brookfield Zoo, as she | 5 |
| retires at the end of May, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Mena Boulanger has served for nearly 30 years at | 7 |
| two State of Illinois premier zoological parks: Lincoln Park | 8 |
| Zoo in Chicago from 1979 to 1990 and Brookfield Zoo from 1990 | 9 |
| to 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Lincoln Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo welcome close | 11 |
| to five million guests each year, including hundreds of | 12 |
| thousands of school children; they both provide rich | 13 |
| experiences with the natural world and its animal ambassadors | 14 |
| that help promote conservation appreciation, awareness, and | 15 |
| action, as well as conservation research; and
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| WHEREAS, Mena served as the chief development officer at | 17 |
| both zoos, where she oversaw the raising of millions of dollars | 18 |
| of private funds for their daily operation, as well as meeting | 19 |
| the long term capital development and maintenance needs of both | 20 |
| zoos;
Mena has served as both director of development and | 21 |
| director of government affairs for the Chicago Zoological | 22 |
| Society during her eighteen years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, In her role as Director of Government Affairs for | 2 |
| the Brookfield Zoo, her diligent work on legislation brought | 3 |
| significant bonding authority to the Cook County Forest | 4 |
| Preserve District for its holdings, as well as Brookfield Zoo | 5 |
| and the Chicago Botanic Garden;
she has developed personal | 6 |
| relationships with public officials on a local, county, state, | 7 |
| and federal level and is known to many as the "Zoo Lady" for | 8 |
| her tours and her tireless efforts to promote the Zoo and its | 9 |
| mission; and
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| WHEREAS, She is retiring to spend more time with her | 11 |
| husband David and their children and grandchildren; she will | 12 |
| continue to be involved in the community and work on her | 13 |
| award-winning garden; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 |
| congratulate Mena Boulanger on her retirement and wish her the | 17 |
| best in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 |
| presented to Mena Boulanger as a symbol of our respect.
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