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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 Giant Steps Illinois |
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| as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of their annual benefit |
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| dinner and auction on Sunday October 8th, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Giant Steps Illinois was founded in 1998 by Debra |
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| K. Nauman and other dedicated parents searching for alternative |
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| education and therapeutic services for their children with |
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| autism spectrum disorders; Giant Steps Illinois is part of an |
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| international network of schools founded in 1981 in Montreal, |
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| Canada; and
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| WHEREAS, Giant Steps Illinois is a non-public therapeutic |
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| day school for children with autism spectrum disorders; Giant |
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| Steps Illinois provides educational and therapeutic services |
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| to enable children with autism to achieve their maximum |
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| potential including such services as academic instruction, |
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| one-on-one programs, speech and language therapy, occupational |
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| therapy, music therapy, computer instruction, and home |
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| support; and
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| WHEREAS, Giant Steps Illinois and its director Nicole |
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| Allgood will hold their annual dinner and auction to help raise |
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| funds to continue to provide the assistance that their |
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| organization has become known for; 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 recognize Giant Steps Illinois on the occasion of the 10th |
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| anniversary of their annual benefit and dinner auction; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Giant Steps Illinois as an expression of our |