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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Jan Monken on her |
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| retirement as director of the Centralia Chapter of the American |
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| Red Cross on June 30, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1975, Ms. Monken became involved with the |
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| Centralia Red Cross and also took on the role of blood |
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| procurement chairwoman, an entirely voluntary position; she |
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| began as chapter director in December 1978; and
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| WHEREAS, Her duties as director include coordinating every |
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| service the Red Cross provides, such as the Quality of Life |
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| program, the Health and Safety program, Relay for Life, and |
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| disaster assistance; and
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| WHEREAS, Her dedication to blood procurement is evident by |
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| the numbers; when she began collecting, the average was 600 |
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| units of blood per year; now, the average units collected are |
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| 3,600; and
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| WHEREAS, Disasters such as the September 11, 2001 attacks |
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| and the tornadoes that hit Centralia in 1998 and 2002 are |
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| memories that Ms. Monken will carry with her forever; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Monken has already signed on for another term |
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| on the St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital Board and is actively |
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| involved in the Centralia Community Benevolent Association's |
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| Food Pantry Board, so Centralia will continue to benefit from |
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| this amazing woman's presence; and
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| WHEREAS, She is retiring to spend quality time with her |
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| family and friends; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |