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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 Sandy Ziros on being |
| 4 | | selected as the 68th Annual Woman of the Year by Altrusa |
| 5 | | International of Elgin; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Altrusa International was founded in 1917 with an |
| 7 | | original focus on literacy; since then, service areas have |
| 8 | | expanded to include HIV/AIDS and disaster relief; Altrusa |
| 9 | | International of Elgin was founded in 1946 and officially |
| 10 | | chartered in 1947; the Woman of the Year Award was first |
| 11 | | awarded in 1950; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Ziros is being honored for her continued |
| 13 | | efforts in helping others
in the community; her journey to |
| 14 | | helping others in need began when
her grandson, Cory, was six |
| 15 | | years old and in need of a kidney transplant; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Sandy Ziros has organized a
number |
| 17 | | of local fundraisers and has raised thousands of dollars to |
| 18 | | benefit those in need; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Volunteering in her community has always been |
| 20 | | important to Sandy Ziros; she was recognized for her commitment |
| 21 | | to her community with the President's Volunteer Service
Award |
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| 1 | | from the President's Council on Service and
Civic |
| 2 | | Participation; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Ziros was born in St. Charles and raised in |
| 4 | | Elgin and South Elgin; she graduated from Elgin High School and |
| 5 | | is Vice-President of Statement
Marketing with CitiBank in Elk |
| 6 | | Grove Village, where she has been
employed for 17 years; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Sandy Ziros and her husband, Al, have been married |
| 8 | | for 37 years and reside
in South Elgin; they have a daughter, |
| 9 | | Aimee, and a son, Roger; Aimee
and her husband, Tony, have |
| 10 | | three children, Abby, Niky, and Cory; Tony
has two sons, Nathan |
| 11 | | and Dylan; Roger and his wife, Sheri, have three
children, |
| 12 | | Emily, Brynn, and Paige; Sandy and Al have a |
| 13 | | great-granddaughter, Malia, the daughter of Abby; therefore, |
| 14 | | be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 17 | | congratulate Sandy Ziros on being selected as the 68th Annual |
| 18 | | Woman of the Year by Altrusa International of Elgin; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to Sandy Ziros as an expression of our esteem and |
| 22 | | respect.
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