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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Mary Ellen "Mimi"
4 Reitemeier of Danville on being named a recipient of the Women
5 of Distinction Award presented by the Girl Scouts Green Meadows
6 Council; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Women of Distinction are recognized for
8 outstanding leadership and service to their community and/or
9 profession, while serving as role models for young girls by
10 living the Girl Scout Law; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reitemeier is a charter member of the
12 Danville Area Arts Council and Arts in the Park; she is a
13 founding member of the Danville Symphony Orchestra and the
14 Symphony Guild, and has been active in both the Orchestra and
15 the Danville Symphony Orchestra Foundation; and
 
16     WHEREAS, She helped the Danville Symphony Orchestra bring
17 music to the youth of the community through educational youth
18 concerts, competitions, and essay contests; she was awarded a
19 Directors Emeriti title in 2005; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reitemeier was a volunteer at Lakeview
21 Hospital for many years, where she helped to raise money and

 

 

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1 start programs for the Intensive Care Nursery, well baby
2 clinics, new parent classes, and babysitting classes; and
 
3     WHEREAS, She has also served on the Salvation Army Women's
4 Board, and worked with the annual Festival of Trees, raising
5 money for Provena United Samaritans Medical Center Foundation;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, Mary Ellen Reitemeier gave her Brownie and Girl
8 Scout pins to her granddaughter but plans to borrow them for
9 the awards ceremony; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
12 congratulate Mary Ellen "Mimi" Reitemeier on being named a
13 recipient of the Women of Distinction Award presented by the
14 Girl Scouts Green Meadows Council; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to Mary Ellen Reitemeier as a symbol of our respect.