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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and partners from various 
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non-profit agencies and businesses that provide services to 
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senior adults throughout the year combine their efforts every 
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year for the "Be a Santa to a Senior" community service 
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program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The volunteers of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" 
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program make a positive impact on their communities by 
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providing much-needed holiday cheer and giving of gifts to 
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those senior adults who are least likely to receive presents 
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during the holiday season and for those who are lonely or have 
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financial difficulties; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The "Be a Santa to a Senior" program and its 
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volunteers donate their valuable time to eliminate the 
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heartbreak of holiday isolation felt by senior adults in this 
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State; nearly 28 percent of the 1,532,373 people over the age 
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of 65 in Illinois live alone, with 441,869 total senior adults 
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at risk of being lonely; these people can benefit from the 
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generous outreach efforts of the "Be a Santa to a Senior" 
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program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and the partners involved 
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with "Be a Santa to a Senior" share the belief that senior 
 


 






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adults should not be alone or forgotten during the holidays and 
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that senior adults are instrumental in defining the communities 
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we live in; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The participants in the "Be a Santa to a Senior" 
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program intend to recognize and celebrate our senior adults and 
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the invaluable contributions they continue to make to our 
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cities, this State, and the world at large; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The citizens of the State of Illinois recognize 
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that our diverse population is committed to improving the 
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well-being and serenity of our communities, as well as placing 
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a greater focus on our lonely elders through the "Be a Santa to 
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a Senior" program; 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 and thank the members of the "Be a Santa to a 
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Senior" program for its contributions to the senior adults of 
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this State; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That we designate the month of December 2008 as 
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Be a Santa to a Senior Month in the State of Illinois in 
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recognition of this wonderful program; and be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
 


 






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presented to a representative of the  "Be a Santa to a Senior" 
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program as a symbol of our esteem and respect.