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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Fifty years ago, 20 million people peacefully
3demonstrated in favor of environmental reform and demanded that
4government protect the health of our people; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Earth Day 1970 is among the largest civic
6engagement events in human history; and
 
7    WHEREAS, April 22, 2020 is this year's Earth Day and marks
8the 50th anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental
9movement; and
 
10    WHEREAS, The students of Half Day School in Lincolnshire
11will stand in solidarity with environmental activists
12throughout the world by organizing an Earth Day March on April
1322, 2020 at 3:30pm, starting at the Vernon Area Public Library
14and ending at the old Fresh Market parking lot; and
 
15    WHEREAS, At the end of the march, the students of Half Day
16School will hold a rally focused on protecting the environment;
17they will collect reusable and recyclable items such as plastic
18grocery bags, markers and crayons, old toothbrushes and empty
19toothpaste tubes, old t-shirts and thread, and usable pairs of
20shoes; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
2HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we commend the students of Half Day School for organizing an
4Earth Day March and for their eagerness and willingness to make
5a positive difference in the world; and be it further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Half Day School as a symbol of our esteem and
8respect.