HR0298 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national nonprofit charitable organization with a diverse membership comprised of local civic clubs located throughout the United States dedicated to inspiring mobility and independence for people with disabilities by performing community service, providing Amtryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities, and providing scholarships for therapists; and

WHEREAS, There are 14 Ambucs Chapters located in the State of Illinois and devoted to the mission of National Ambucs, namely, Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur-Lincolnland Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, Rock River Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Windy City Ambucs, I-80 Ottawa Ambucs, Greater Champaign County Ambucs, Grundy Area Ambucs, and South Eastern Ambucs; and

WHEREAS, The number of Ambucs actively involved in their local and national Ambucs Chapters in the State of Illinois totals 646, with the largest Ambucs Chapter in the entire National Ambucs network being the Springfield Ambucs Chapter with 205 members and friends; and

WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of dollars of monetary gifts toward providing Amtrykes to disabled children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building ramps for disabled persons, and numerous other deserving local and national projects; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare April 2019 Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois to honor the accomplishments, unequaled charitable giving, and selfless contributions of the individual Ambucs and Ambuc Chapters throughout the State.