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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Kelsey Coleman, an esteemed resident of 
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Bloomingdale and a junior at Lake Park High School in Roselle, 
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has achieved national recognition for exemplary volunteer 
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service by receiving a 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community 
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Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential 
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Financial in partnership with the National Association of 
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Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across 
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America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to 
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serving their communities; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kelsey Coleman earned this award by creating a 
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peer tutoring/interaction program that recruits high school 
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volunteers to tutor and spend time with special-needs students; 
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Kelsey developed her program, Students Teaching and Reaching 
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Students (STARS), when she was in middle school, and has 
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overseen its successful introduction and expansion at her high 
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school; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength 
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of our communities, and the overall vitality of American 
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society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young 
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people like Kelsey Coleman who use their considerable talents 
 


 






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and resources to serve others; therefore, be it



 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Kelsey Coleman on being a recipient of a 2008 
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Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognizing her 
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outstanding record of volunteer service, peer leadership, and 
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community spirit, and extend our best wishes for her continued 
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success and happiness; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Kelsey Coleman as a symbol of our esteem.