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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 congratulate Michael Einig on | ||||||
| 4 | the occasion of attaining the coveted rank of Eagle Scout; at | ||||||
| 5 | 15 years of age, he is a young Eagle Scout; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Michael Einig joined the Cub Scouts upon entering | ||||||
| 7 | as a Tiger in the first grade; he earned the highest rank in | ||||||
| 8 | Cub Scouts, the Arrow of Life, as a member of Pack 100; he | ||||||
| 9 | currently is in Troop 392 of Our Saviour's United Methodist | ||||||
| 10 | Church in Schaumburg; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, To become an Eagle Scout, Michael fulfilled the | ||||||
| 12 | Boy Scouts of America requirements of the ranks of Tenderfoot, | ||||||
| 13 | Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life; along the way, he | ||||||
| 14 | earned 12 required merit badges and 9 elective merit badges, | ||||||
| 15 | served in troop leadership positions for a total of 16 months, | ||||||
| 16 | and spent at least 13 hours on service projects, not including | ||||||
| 17 | the many hours he spent on his Eagle Scout service project; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, He has completed approximately 325 different | ||||||
| 19 | requirements; as a Boy Scout, he served as a Den Chief in Pack | ||||||
| 20 | 100 for 4 years; he was elected and inducted into the national | ||||||
| 21 | Boy Scout Honor Society, the Order of the Arrow, the first year | ||||||
| 22 | he was eligible; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, His Eagle project benefited veterans and their | ||||||
| 2 | families; first, he organized a "Hike for Heroes" Memorial Day | ||||||
| 3 | weekend, 2011; he held an opening ceremony with the Schaumburg | ||||||
| 4 | American Legion Post 1983 and raised $3,200; the money was used | ||||||
| 5 | to purchase materials to build a Garden of Gratitude at the | ||||||
| 6 | Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Fisher House; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Hines Veterans Administration Hospital Fisher | ||||||
| 8 | House is a place for families of veterans receiving medical | ||||||
| 9 | treatment to stay free of charge; his garden has a bench and | ||||||
| 10 | arbor along with beautiful flowers and a granite marker that is | ||||||
| 11 | engraved with these words: "Garden of Gratitude: with sincere | ||||||
| 12 | appreciation for the sacrifices you have made to support the | ||||||
| 13 | men and women who served our country"; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, In total, 103 volunteers worked on this project | ||||||
| 15 | 353 hours; in addition to the garden, he presented the staff | ||||||
| 16 | with a check for $1,900 to be used to purchase additional items | ||||||
| 17 | needed for the families that stay at Fisher House; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, As a result of his project, Michael was awarded | ||||||
| 19 | the Schaumburg Area Special Veterans Special Award on Memorial | ||||||
| 20 | Day, 2011 for his outstanding support of our nation's veterans; | ||||||
| 21 | and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Michael Einig serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 2 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we congratulate Michael Einig on the occasion of attaining the | ||||||
| 7 | coveted rank of Eagle Scout and wish him continued success and | ||||||
| 8 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Michael Einig as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 11 | respect.
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