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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members of the House of  Representatives  of
 3    the State of Illinois wish to congratulate the volunteers and
 4    coordinators of the Clinton County Relay for Life; and

 5        WHEREAS,  The  Clinton County Relay for Life is an annual
 6    fundraiser for the American Cancer Society;  this  year,  the
 7    relay  was  held  in two locations, Mt. Vernon and Centralia;
 8    and

 9        WHEREAS, Each year, the Relay for Life consists of  teams
10    which  commit  to having one member walk the track during the
11    entire event;  the opening lap at each relay is traditionally
12    known as the  Survivor's  Lap,  which  is  walked  by  cancer
13    survivors; and

14        WHEREAS,  Sherry  Meadows  served as the Chairman for the
15    Mt. Vernon relay, and the Co-Chairmen for the Centralia relay
16    were Melynda Wesling, Vicky Vaughn, LynAnn  Pigg,  and  Jamie
17    Elmore; in previous years, Kim McMillan worked extensively on
18    the Centralia Relay for Life; therefore, be it

19        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
20    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
21    we   congratulate  Sherry  Meadows,  Melynda  Wesling,  Vicky
22    Vaughn, LynAnn Pigg, Jamie Elmore, and Kim McMillan for their
23    extensive work in support of the  Clinton  County  Relay  for
24    Life annual event; and be it further

25        RESOLVED,  That  we  extend  our  heartiest thanks to the
26    volunteers, victims, and cancer survivors for their  work  on
27    behalf of cancer research and awareness; and be it further

28        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
29    presented  to  each  of  the  Chairmen  listed  above  as  an
30    expression of our sincere gratitude and respect.