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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 recognize organizations in our |
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| State that have made significant contributions to society; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northern Illinois Parrot Head Club was founded |
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| in August of 1999 by Suzie Krenzelok, who served as the first |
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| club president; the organization was incorporated in June of |
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| 2002 and has grown dramatically since then; and
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| WHEREAS, The organization has donated nearly $31,000 to |
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| charitable organizations since its inception in 1999; the group |
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| has increased its donation to the Special Olympics from $148 in |
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| 2001 to $12,000 in 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, In addition to the cash donations by the Parrot |
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| Head Club, the organization has collected hundreds of pounds of |
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| food stuffs for the Rock River Valley Pantry during food drives |
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| and hundreds of toys for the Salvation Army Toy Drives over the |
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| years; members also donate time to clean up the group's stretch |
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| of East State Street through the Adopt-A-Highway program; and
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| WHEREAS, The club is holding this year's Island Beach Bash |
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| on Saturday, February 25, 2006, and hopes to raise enough money |
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| for an $18,000 donation to the Special Olympics; therefore, be |
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| 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 recognize the Northern Illinois Parrot Head Club for its |
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| outstanding generosity and determination to "give back" to the |
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| community, and we wish the members well as they hold their |
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| Island Beach Bash; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |