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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives recognize young children as one of the State's | ||||||
4 | most precious and valuable resources; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | ||||||
6 | Young Children is the nation's largest early childhood | ||||||
7 | organization; the association seeks to serve and act on behalf | ||||||
8 | of the rights, needs, and well-being of all young children, | ||||||
9 | with a primary focus on the provision of educational and | ||||||
10 | developmental needs and services; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The Illinois Association for the Education of | ||||||
12 | Young Children (ILAEYC) is the State affiliate of the National | ||||||
13 | Association for the Education of Young Children; ILAEYC has | ||||||
14 | over 3,100 members and 17 local affiliate chapters around the | ||||||
15 | State dedicated to the same mission; and
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16 | WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of | ||||||
17 | Young Children has designated the week of April 6-12 as the | ||||||
18 | Week of the Young Child; the month of April is designated as | ||||||
19 | Month of the Young Child in the State of Illinois; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The purpose of the Month of the Young Child is to | ||||||
21 | focus public attention on the needs of young children and their |
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1 | families and to recognize the individuals, early childhood | ||||||
2 | programs, and services that are dedicated to meeting those | ||||||
3 | needs; and
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4 | WHEREAS, There are members of the organization, such as | ||||||
5 | teachers, program directors, school administrators, agency | ||||||
6 | personnel, college faculty, and others, who continually go | ||||||
7 | above and beyond what is expected to see that these needs are | ||||||
8 | met; and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, These individuals are considered to be true | ||||||
10 | Children's Champions, who go further than anyone else to make a | ||||||
11 | positive difference to the lives of children everywhere; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, The actions of Chris Bachelder of Moline (Quad | ||||||
13 | Cities AEYC), Anna Cech of Champaign (East Central AEYC), Gail | ||||||
14 | Conway of Chicago(Chicago Metro AEYC), Karen Cooper of Joliet | ||||||
15 | (Joliet AEYC), Lee Ann Isbel of Peoria (Heart of Illinois | ||||||
16 | AEYC), Jean Jackson of Riverton (Capitol Area AEYC), Jill | ||||||
17 | Johnson of Carbondale (Southern Illinois AEYC), Marie Kielty of | ||||||
18 | Chicago (South Suburban AEYC), Carrie Rafalski of Hoffman | ||||||
19 | Estates (Golden Corridor AEYC), Tina
Staley of Oblong (South | ||||||
20 | Central AEYC), and Barbara Warmoth of Charleston (Spirit of | ||||||
21 | Illinois AEYC) represent shining examples of those in our | ||||||
22 | communities doing good things for children; these individuals | ||||||
23 | have been nominated by their local affiliate AEYC chapters and |
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1 | designated by the Illinois Association for the Education of | ||||||
2 | Young Children as Illinois 2014 Children's Champions; | ||||||
3 | therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
5 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
6 | we recognize the Illinois 2014 Children's Champions and their | ||||||
7 | dedication, hard work, and significant contributions to the | ||||||
8 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to each of the Illinois 2014 Children's Champions in | ||||||
11 | recognition of their efforts.
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