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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Scott Heatherton
4 and the Danville Area Community College literacy program, on
5 receiving a 2007 Governor's Home Town Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Reader's Route program, which pairs volunteer
7 reading tutors with adults of varying literacy levels, won the
8 Home Town award earlier this month and was in the running for
9 the top Governor's Cup honor; though Reader's Route didn't win
10 the Governor's Cup, the college received a second place award
11 with just a handful of other programs; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
13 Opportunity Home Town Awards honor community development
14 efforts run by volunteers; the honored programs are given to
15 groups that make a difference in the community while improving
16 residents' quality of life; the awards are given in eight
17 different population categories; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Reader's Route program is open to anyone
19 seeking to enhance their reading or math skills; participants
20 don't need to be current students to qualify for the services;
21 and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, DACC President Alice Jacobs commended the
2 program's achievement; the Reader's Route was created in 1984
3 as a partnership between the Adult Basic Education Literacy
4 Program and the Danville Public Library; thousands have been
5 served over the last 23 years; approximately 200 adults will
6 have been tutored by 80 to 90 volunteers; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
9 congratulate the Reader's Route program, coordinator Scott
10 Heatherton, and Danville Area Community College on receiving
11 this award; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Scott Heatherton as a symbol of our respect and
14 esteem.