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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 Dee Braden on the occasion | ||||||
| 4 | of her retirement as Executive Director of the Coles County | ||||||
| 5 | Council on Aging; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Dee Braden began her career at the Coles County | ||||||
| 7 | Council on Aging as the RSVP Volunteer Recruiter in 1976; she | ||||||
| 8 | was promoted to Executive Director in 1978; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dee Braden has a Bachelor of Science in Sociology, | ||||||
| 10 | with concentrations in Gerontology and Criminal Justice, from | ||||||
| 11 | Eastern Illinois University; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, During her time at the Coles County Council on | ||||||
| 13 | Aging, Dee Braden conducted workshops, both locally and at the | ||||||
| 14 | state level, on various topics relative to fund raising, | ||||||
| 15 | transportation, senior center development, communicating with | ||||||
| 16 | older adults, and property tax referenda passage; she | ||||||
| 17 | orchestrated the passage of the first countywide property tax | ||||||
| 18 | referendum in Illinois to fund services for older adults, and | ||||||
| 19 | developed the LifeSpan Center, a multi-purpose | ||||||
| 20 | intergenerational facility; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Dee Braden has received many awards for her work | ||||||
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| 1 | in Coles County, including the Coles County Zonta Woman of the | ||||||
| 2 | Year Award for Outstanding Community Service, the Governor's | ||||||
| 3 | Award for Unique Achievement, the Illinois Association of Area | ||||||
| 4 | Agencies on Aging Sid Granet "Be All You Can Be" Award, the | ||||||
| 5 | Epsilon Sigma Alpha, Alpha Upsilon Chapter Diana Award for | ||||||
| 6 | service from the Mattoon Chapter, as well as the state-wide | ||||||
| 7 | Award, and the Agency on Aging's Leadership Award; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, During her tenure as Executive Director, Dee | ||||||
| 9 | Braden served on several boards, including the Coles County | ||||||
| 10 | United Way, the Coles County Board Senior Citizens Property Tax | ||||||
| 11 | Levy, the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Professional | ||||||
| 12 | Advisory Council, the Carle Health Care Foundation Patient | ||||||
| 13 | Advisory Committee, the Association of Illinois Senior | ||||||
| 14 | Centers, the National Council on Aging, the Eastern Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | University, Lumpkin School of Business, Masters in Gerontology | ||||||
| 16 | Advisory Council, the Planned Giving Information Consortium, | ||||||
| 17 | the Coles Community Health Program Advisory Board, the Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | Paratransit Association, the Illinois Department on Aging: | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois Senior Center Conference Planning Committee, and the | ||||||
| 20 | Academy of Lifetime Learning Advisory Council, Eastern | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois University; and
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| 22 | WHEREAS, Dee Braden's professional career has been devoted | ||||||
| 23 | to working to enhance the quality of life by promoting | ||||||
| 24 | independence, dignity, self-fulfillment, and health for older | ||||||
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| 1 | adults in Coles County through advocacy, education, and | ||||||
| 2 | provision of appropriate community-based services; therefore, | ||||||
| 3 | be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 5 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 6 | congratulate Dee Braden on her retirement as Executive Director | ||||||
| 7 | of the Coles County Council on Aging, and we recognize her | ||||||
| 8 | extraordinary leadership, vision, and service to the Illinois | ||||||
| 9 | Aging Network; we wish her the best in all of her future | ||||||
| 10 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 11 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 12 | presented to Dee Braden as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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