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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 Pat Brown, |
4 | | physical education teacher at Lester Elementary School in |
5 | | Downers Grove, on receiving the National PTA Life Achievement |
6 | | Award; and
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7 | | WHEREAS, The National PTA Life Achievement Award is the |
8 | | highest honor from the nation's largest child advocacy |
9 | | organization; and
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10 | | WHEREAS, Pat Brown has been getting students moving for 31 |
11 | | years; in the last several years, she has brough innovative |
12 | | physical education instruction to School District 51, |
13 | | instituting "Movin' in the Morning", a before-school activity |
14 | | program and the "Motor Club", an after-school program for |
15 | | first-graders; she has also introduced an after-school |
16 | | volleyball program for sixth-graders that culminates with a |
17 | | game against the staff; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, Through Pat Brown's commitment to the Jump Rope |
19 | | for Heart charity, Lester Elementary School has raised more |
20 | | than $150,000 for the American Heart Association and remains |
21 | | the only school to devote a weekend day to the program; in |
22 | | addition, they hold a jump rope fundraiser where participants |