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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Desiree Garcia of 
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Pilsen Elementary Community Academy on being one of 33 winners 
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in Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn's Statewide essay contest and 
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receiving one of 33 laptop computers; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On Sunday, February 17, 2008 at the James R. 
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Thompson Center, Lieutenant Governor Pat Quinn announced the 33 
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winners of the Statewide essay contest, presenting lucky third 
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graders from across the Land of Lincoln with their very own XO 
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laptop; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Quinn first announced the 
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essay contest for Illinois third graders in November of 2007, 
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originally intending to award three lucky third graders with a 
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personal laptop; and

 
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    WHEREAS, When more than 1,000 outstanding essays poured 
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into his office, Lieutenant Governor Quinn decided to expand 
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the contest and purchased 30 more laptop computers, thanks to a 
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grant from the Western Illinois University Foundation; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
Illinois third graders, including young Desiree, 
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were asked to answer the question: "How can a laptop change 
 


 






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your community and change the world?"; and

 
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    WHEREAS, As chairman of the Broadband Deployment Council, 
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Lieutenant Governor Quinn is actively involved in improving 
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high-speed Internet access for all Illinois residents; in 2006, 
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he partnered with the Illinois State Board of Education to 
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implement the Technology Immersion Pilot Project, which 
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provided more than 2,200 students in 17 Illinois schools with 
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laptops or tablet PCs during the first year of the program; 
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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 Desiree Garcia on a job well done and offer her 
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our best as she enjoys her new laptop; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Desiree Garcia as a symbol of our respect.