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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Jerry Pelz on his
4 40th anniversary as founder and executive director of the
5 Northeast Community Fund in Decatur; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Jerry also works with St. John's Lutheran Church
7 in Decatur; and
 
8     WHEREAS, The Northeast Community Fund distributes
9 approximately 1,200 boxes of food each month to the community,
10 helping tens of thousands in need; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In its first month of operations, the Northeast
12 Community Fund helped one or two families with food and
13 clothing; today the Fund helps families with emergency funds,
14 prescription medication, diapers, baby formula, and paying
15 utility bills; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Jerry Pelz is a graduate of Valparaiso University;
17 and
 
18     WHEREAS, He has served on the original boards of Good
19 Samaritan Inn and the Central Illinois Food Bank; he is a Board
20 Member Emeritus for the Macon County Mental Health Association;

 

 

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1 and has served on the boards of the Decatur Mental Health
2 Center (now, Heritage Behavioral Health), the Co-op Extension,
3 Decatur First Call for Help, and the Boy Scouts of America;
4 therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate Jerry Pelz and wish him continued success in the
8 future; and be it further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Jerry Pelz as a symbol of our respect and esteem.