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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to honor Chuck Balling for his |
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| many years of service to the Gurnee Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Balling holds a B.S. degree in parks and |
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| recreation administration from Eastern Illinois University and |
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| a Master of Arts degree from DePaul University, School for New |
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| Learning, with a concentration in marketing and new venture |
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| management; he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from |
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| Eastern Illinois University's Recreation Department in 1989; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He has been the Executive Director of the Gurnee |
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| Park District since December 1996; the Park District operates |
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| 23 parks and owns over 300 acres of open space and provides a |
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| full range of activities and programs; it employs 37 full-time |
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| employees and over 200 part-time and seasonal employees; the |
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| District opened a 1,500-bather capacity outdoor family aquatic |
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| center in 2001; currently, the Park District is constructing a |
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| 40,000-square-foot community center; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gurnee Park District received the 2002 |
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| Outstanding Aquatics Facility and Parks Award Division III from |
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| the Illinois Park and Recreation Association and the 2004 |
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| Excellence in Aquatics Award Class V from the National Park and |
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| Recreation Association; in January 1999, the Illinois Park and |
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| Recreation Association named Mr. Balling Professional of the |
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| Year; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his service at Gurnee, Mr. Balling served |
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| as the Director of Leisure Services for the Elmhurst Park |
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| District from 1987 through 1996; during his tenure, the |
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| Elmhurst Park District was honored with several prestigious |
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| awards including the 1992 National Gold Medal Award for |
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| Excellence in Park and Recreation Management; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his position at Elmhurst, he served as |
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| Superintendent of Leisure Services at the Homewood-Flossmoor |
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| Park District and as the Acting Superintendent of Recreation, |
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| Program Manager, and Recreation Supervisor for the Naperville |
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| Park District; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Balling's accomplishments have been centered |
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| on the development of new leisure programs and facilities that |
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| are customer-oriented; he's been involved with the |
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| construction and renovation of a community center, two fitness |
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| centers, an ice arena, and outdoor pools; and
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| WHEREAS, He has instructed classes at the College of |
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| DuPage, George Williams College, and Eastern Illinois |
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| University; he has conducted workshops and programs at the |
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| Athletic Business Conference, Club Industry, Western Revenue |
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| Sources Management School, the International Aquatic School, |
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| the N.R.P.A. Marketing School, the Illinois Park and Recreation |
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| Association State Conference, the Maine Parks and Recreation |
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| Association, and the New York Parks and Recreation Society; he |
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| has authored numerous articles on parks, recreation, and |
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| fitness, and in 1993, he was one of three American citizens who |
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| were invited to make presentations at the International |
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| Marketing Conference for Health and Fitness Managers in Moscow, |
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| Russia; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor Chuck Balling for his many years of service to the |
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| Gurnee Park District; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Mr. Balling as an expression of our esteem.
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