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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Mary
4 Alice D'Arcy on 25 years of service with Easter Seals DuPage
5 County; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mary Alice is a Chicago native whose family moved
7 to Villa Park when she was 13; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Loyola Chicago with an MSW,
9 she was employed as a social worker in Wheaton public schools
10 and then transitioned to work with low-income housing in DuPage
11 County; and
 
12     WHEREAS, In 1981, Mary Alice began her career in social
13 services with Easter Seals DuPage; and
 
14     WHEREAS, From 1983 to 1985, she served as program director
15 and in 1995, she was named the chief executive officer; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Today Mary Alice serves as President and CEO of
17 Easter Seals DuPage; and
 
18     WHEREAS, Easter Seals DuPage provides therapy for children
19 and young adults with physical disabilities through physical,
20 occupational, speech, audiology, nutrition, and assertive
21 technology therapy; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Easter Seals DuPage serves children with a range
23 of diagnoses, including cerebral palsy and autism; and
 
24     WHEREAS, When Mary Alice started her career with Easter
25 Seals DuPage, families were served from a little red school
26 house in Villa Park with a staff of 15 and a $500,000 budget;
27 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Now, thanks to her leadership, Easter Seals DuPage
2 is the largest pediatric outpatient rehabilitation center in
3 Illinois, with services in Villa Park, Bolingbrook,
4 Naperville, and Elgin; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Today Easter Seals DuPage employs 130
6 professionals, has a fiscal budget of $7.5 million, and
7 provides services to approximately 3,000 children each year;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mary Alice has created an environment that
10 nourishes clients and staff; and
 
11     WHEREAS, She continues to listen to and work with our
12 communities to discover the needs of families and works with
13 the therapy professionals to put plans into action to meet
14 those needs; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Children reach their maximum potential in large
16 part due to the specialized treatment children of various
17 developmental abilities received at the Easter Seals DuPage;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, Mary Alice's commitment to Easter Seals DuPage and
20 children with disabilities is a source of inspiration to the
21 entire community and State; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
23 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
24 we do hereby offer our congratulations to Mary Alice D'Arcy;
25 and be it further
 
26     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
27 presented to the Mary Alice D'Arcy.