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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to | ||||||
3 | congratulate the owners of Old Fashioned Candies, Sandra | ||||||
4 | Figatner, Donna Greenwald, and Lynn White, on receiving the | ||||||
5 | 35th Annual Charles E. Piper Award from the Berwyn Development | ||||||
6 | Corporation; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Charles E. Piper Award is awarded annually to | ||||||
8 | individuals in recognition of their business achievements and | ||||||
9 | contribution to the economic vitality of the City of Berwyn; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, Old Fashioned Candies was founded in Chicago by | ||||||
12 | George and Theresa Brunslik in August, 1969; In 1976, the | ||||||
13 | company moved to Berwyn, where they are still proudly going | ||||||
14 | strong today; the family business has since been passed down to | ||||||
15 | the second generation, sisters Sandra, Lynn, and Donna, with | ||||||
16 | the third generation as part of the staff; and
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17 | WHEREAS, All Old Fashion Candies products are manufactured | ||||||
18 | out of the Berwyn location and sold at their two locations, | ||||||
19 | Berwyn and Indian Head Park; On August 13, 2019, Sandra, Lynn | ||||||
20 | and Donna celebrated 50 years of Old Fashioned Candies being in | ||||||
21 | business; and
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1 | WHEREAS, While leading busy personal and professional | ||||||
2 | lives, Sandra, Lynn, and Donna have always found time to | ||||||
3 | contribute to their community; Old Fashioned Candies | ||||||
4 | participates in Berwyn's
Taste of Cermak and the Houby Day | ||||||
5 | Parade every year; every January, Old Fashioned Candies hosts a | ||||||
6 | Candlelight Bowl
with 100 percent of the proceeds going to a | ||||||
7 | deserving recipient; Over $100,000 in proceeds has been donated | ||||||
8 | over the course of the event's
27 years; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The sisters and the rest of the Old Fashioned | ||||||
10 | Candies teams also collect and send supplies to the Fisher
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11 | House and local animal rescues, participate in Career Days at | ||||||
12 | the local schools and Berwyn's summer
camp, donate to local | ||||||
13 | fire departments, honor the teachers at Morton West High School | ||||||
14 | for Teacher
Appreciation Day with a chocolate fountain, provide | ||||||
15 | home cooked meals for individuals and families that
come in | ||||||
16 | during the holidays, and donate and volunteer with United Way | ||||||
17 | and the Special
Olympics; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Each year around Easter, Old Fashioned Candies | ||||||
19 | runs a raffle and donates Giant George, a 3-foot chocolate | ||||||
20 | rabbit, with all proceeds going to the Muscular Dystrophy | ||||||
21 | Association; every December, Mr. and Mrs. Claus
visit Old | ||||||
22 | Fashioned Candies free of charge for anyone who wants to visit; | ||||||
23 | and
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1 | WHEREAS, Sandra Figatner is a graduate of Morton College; | ||||||
2 | she is the proud mother of two children and the wife of the | ||||||
3 | late William
Figatner of longtime Berwyn business | ||||||
4 | Figatner-Scott Co.; Donna Greenwald is a proud mother of three | ||||||
5 | and grandmother of six; she recently retired from UPS after 31 | ||||||
6 | years
of service, while also working full-time at the candy | ||||||
7 | store; Lynn White is a proud mother of one and is the president
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8 | of her bowling league; she has five years under her belt as a | ||||||
9 | past PTA president and is in the PTA hall of
fame; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The Old Fashioned Candies' doors are always open | ||||||
11 | to anybody that wants to stop in, chat, and sample
some candy; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it | ||||||
13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we congratulate Old Fashioned Candies on receiving the Charles | ||||||
16 | E. Piper Award; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to Sandra Figatner, Donna Greenwald, and Lynn White | ||||||
19 | as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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