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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Fern Gregg of Goreville was presented with a |
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| Governor's Unique Achievement Award on Wednesday, October 5, |
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| 2005, in Springfield; she was nominated for the award by the |
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| Egyptian Area Agency on Aging; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Gregg started her new endeavor as a dedicated |
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| Red Cross volunteer in 1998 when she was 78 years old; she is |
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| now age 83, still working tirelessly for the Red Cross and |
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| assisting the people around her; before starting with the Red |
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| Cross, she worked for 18 years as an office manager for the |
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| Southern Baptist Student Center and dormitory on the SIUC |
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| College campus; and
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| WHEREAS, She is not a stranger to hard work and still has |
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| more energy than anyone can imagine; since becoming a Red Cross |
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| volunteer, she has served not only the communities in the 14 |
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| counties of southern Illinois, but also in disaster situations |
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| around the country, including at Ground Zero after September |
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| 11, 2001, and in Alabama, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Tennessee; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Senior adults who have suffered a disaster often |
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| will not seek the help they need because they feel the younger |
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| families are in more need of the assistance offered; Ms. Gregg |
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| serves as a mentor for these seniors and lovingly encourages |
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| them to seek help; she is well-respected by her peers and |
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| colleagues alike; and
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| WHEREAS, Her strong belief in community is shared at |
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| various health fairs and speaking engagements; she holds down |
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| the Red Cross office when the manager and other key leadership |
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| must be away and helps out with day-to-day operations; she also |
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| volunteers as head of the library in her church and is very |
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| committed to helping both in her church and community; |