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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Maya Esparza on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of being named one of the 2017 Top Youth Volunteers in | ||||||
| 5 | Illinois by the 22nd annual Prudential Spirit of Community | ||||||
| 6 | Awards; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards were | ||||||
| 8 | created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with the | ||||||
| 9 | National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) to | ||||||
| 10 | emphasize the importance our nation places on service to | ||||||
| 11 | others, and to encourage all young Americans to contribute to | ||||||
| 12 | their communities; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, More than 31,000 young people from across the | ||||||
| 14 | county participated in the 2017 Prudential Spirit of Community | ||||||
| 15 | Awards; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Maya Esparza, an 18-year-old senior at Geneseo | ||||||
| 17 | High School, was inspired to raise money for sick children | ||||||
| 18 | after her own hospitalization for allergic attacks; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, As a Distinguished Finalist in the 2017 program, | ||||||
| 20 | Maya Esparza will receive an engraved bronze medallion; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Maya Esparza raised more than $1,000 dollars for | ||||||
| 2 | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by decorating and | ||||||
| 3 | hand-stamping old keys with positive words, and then selling | ||||||
| 4 | them through her "Keys for Kids" Facebook page with the help of | ||||||
| 5 | her school volunteer club; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Maya Esparza has also supported St. Jude | ||||||
| 7 | Children's Research Hospital by running 13 miles in a benefit | ||||||
| 8 | race; and | ||||||
| 9 | WHEREAS, Maya Esparza represents the best of Illinois youth | ||||||
| 10 | and stands as a role model for younger generations; therefore, | ||||||
| 11 | be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 14 | congratulate Maya Esparza on the occasion of her outstanding | ||||||
| 15 | accomplishment of being named one of the 2017 Top Youth | ||||||
| 16 | Volunteers in Illinois by the 22nd annual Prudential Spirit of | ||||||
| 17 | Community Awards; and be it further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to Maya Esparza as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 20 | respect.
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