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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Mary Welsh, an esteemed resident of Naperville, a
3 member of the Girl Scouts-Fox Valley Council in Sugar Grove,
4 and a senior at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, has
5 achieved national recognition for exemplary volunteer service
6 by receiving a 2007 Prudential Spirit of Community Award; and
 
7     WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential
8 Financial in partnership with the National Association of
9 Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across
10 America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to
11 serving their communities; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Mary Welsh earned this award by helping raise
13 almost $10,000 by organizing a team of 15 members to walk in an
14 American Cancer Society Relay for Life; she was motivated by
15 the untimely death of her father to cancer, and promoted the
16 event, recruited walkers, managed her team's camp-site, and
17 solicited sponsors; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength
19 of our communities, and the overall vitality of American
20 society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young
21 people like Mary Welsh who use their considerable talents and
22 resources to serve others; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3 congratulate Mary Welsh on being a recipient of a 2007
4 Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognizing her
5 outstanding record of volunteer service, peer leadership, and
6 community spirit, and extend our best wishes for her continued
7 success and happiness; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Mary Welsh as a symbol of our esteem.