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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS,  The  members   of   the   Illinois   House   of
 3    Representatives  would like to congratulate and honor Rainbow
 4    House for the support services they provide to the victims of
 5    domestic violence and their children in the  greater  Chicago
 6    community; and

 7        WHEREAS,  Rainbow House will host the 18th Annual Bread &
 8    Roses Benefit on Sunday, June 8, 2003, at the  Hyatt  Regency
 9    Hotel, Crystal Ballroom in downtown Chicago; and

10        WHEREAS,   Rainbow  House,  a  Chicago  based  non-profit
11    organization, was founded in 1982; its mission is to  provide
12    shelter,   outreach,  and  violence  prevention  services  to
13    individuals, families, and communities, and to  be  effective
14    public  policy  advocates  for systematic change that reduces
15    the prevalence and impact of domestic violence; and

16        WHEREAS, Rainbow House has community resource programs in
17    the  Beverly/Morgan  Park,  Lawndale,  and   Little   Village
18    communities  in  Chicago; each year they provide confidential
19    services, free of charge, to thousands of women and  children
20    who are victims of domestic violence; and

21        WHEREAS,  Rainbow  House  will  honor  Susan Anderson, an
22    active volunteer and former client, with the 2003  Individual
23    Courage  Award;  and  Andy  Dunning,  Editor  of  the Beverly
24    Review, with the 2003 Media Advocacy Award for his commitment
25    to raise awareness about the devastating effects of  domestic
26    violence in our community; therefore, be it

27        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
28    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
29    we   congratulate   Rainbow   House  for  years  of  building
30    partnerships  to  end  domestic   violence   and   wish   the
31    organization  success  at  the  18th  Annual  Bread  &  Roses
 
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 1    Benefit; and be it further

 2        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
 3    presented to the dedicated staff of Rainbow House.