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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to honor the Girl Scouts Councils | ||||||
| 4 | of Illinois and the Girl Scouts of the USA on their 100th year | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary celebration; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of the USA was founded in Savannah, | ||||||
| 7 | Georgia on March 12, 1912 by Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low with | ||||||
| 8 | the mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and | ||||||
| 9 | character who make the world a better place; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, 2012 has been dedicated to celebrating 100 years | ||||||
| 11 | of Girl Scouting and has been named "The Year of the Girl"; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Year of the Girl will kick off in Houston, | ||||||
| 13 | Texas on November 8, 2011 with the National Council | ||||||
| 14 | Session/52nd Convention titled "Renewing the Promise: Girl | ||||||
| 15 | Scouts in a New Century"; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of Central Illinois, Girl Scouts of | ||||||
| 17 | Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Inc., Girl Scouts of Greater | ||||||
| 18 | Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Girl Scouts of Northern | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois, and Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois are comprised of | ||||||
| 20 | 150,000 Girl Scout members and leaders throughout the State of | ||||||
| 21 | Illinois; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, All Councils will participate in activities | ||||||
| 2 | acknowledging the 100th anniversary, including various | ||||||
| 3 | community service projects and outreach programs and also Girl | ||||||
| 4 | Scout Forever Green, Girl Scouts 100th Anniversary Take Action | ||||||
| 5 | Project; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Illinois' Girl Scouts Councils are invited to | ||||||
| 7 | participate in a Girl Scout Day at the State Capitol on May 2, | ||||||
| 8 | 2012, where girls from across the State of Illinois can | ||||||
| 9 | celebrate 100 years of Girl Scouting with a parade in downtown | ||||||
| 10 | Springfield and a rally on the State Capitol steps; therefore, | ||||||
| 11 | be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 13 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we honor the Girl Scout Councils of Illinois and Girl Scouts of | ||||||
| 15 | the USA's 100th year anniversary, and their continued work in | ||||||
| 16 | building girls of courage, confidence, and character; and be it | ||||||
| 17 | further
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| 18 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 19 | presented to each of the Girl Scout Councils in Illinois as a | ||||||
| 20 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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