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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
Countryside | ||||||
4 | Association for People with Disabilities, Inc. on the occasion | ||||||
5 | of its 60th
anniversary; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Countryside was conceived when several concerned | ||||||
7 | parents of children with
disabilities met to discuss what the | ||||||
8 | future would bring for their children; and
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9 | WHEREAS, In 1953, to support their children's | ||||||
10 | developmental and educational needs, the
Goodmonson, | ||||||
11 | Gusewelle, Hughes, Naggatz, Phelps, Smyth, Steinfeld, and | ||||||
12 | Stelling families
founded a special school tailored to the | ||||||
13 | exceptional requirements of their children; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, The school initially served 5 developmentally | ||||||
15 | disabled children; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, After operating for a short time in a home in Lake | ||||||
17 | Zurich, the school moved to an
8 acre farm in Palatine | ||||||
18 | purchased with a mortgage that the parents signed for | ||||||
19 | personally; and | ||||||
20 | WHEREAS, Founder Goodmon "Bud" Goodmonson stated that the |
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1 | purpose of starting the
school was "for our children to be | ||||||
2 | happy and content in their lives"; and | ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, The school incorporated as the Countryside | ||||||
4 | Association for Retarded Children on
March 17, 1954, and, over | ||||||
5 | the next few decades, several programs were added, including | ||||||
6 | Client
and Family Support, Respite, and Supported Employment; | ||||||
7 | and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, Countryside opened the Lakeside Work and Training | ||||||
9 | Center in 1973 and purchased a 27,000 square-foot food store in | ||||||
10 | 1982; and | ||||||
11 | WHEREAS, The name was changed to Countryside Association | ||||||
12 | For People With Disabilities,
Inc. in 2004, and, over the next | ||||||
13 | 10 years, its services continued to expand; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, In 2005, the Document Destruction Business | ||||||
15 | debuted at Lakeside Center to offer
jobs and career | ||||||
16 | opportunities to persons with developmental disabilities; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, School-to-Work Transition Services, a program | ||||||
18 | designed to help high school age
adults with developmental | ||||||
19 | disabilities in learning about and preparing for the work | ||||||
20 | world, and
Golden Opportunities, a daily support services | ||||||
21 | program for adults over 55 with developmental
disabilities, |
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1 | were initiated; and | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, Both School-to-Work Transition Services and | ||||||
3 | Golden Opportunities received
national accreditation in 2011; | ||||||
4 | and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, Countryside has earned 12 consecutive 3-year | ||||||
6 | accreditations from the
Commission of Rehabilitation | ||||||
7 | Facilities since 1978; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, In 2012, the Illinois Governor's Hometown Award | ||||||
9 | was given to Countryside for the
creation of a community | ||||||
10 | volunteer program for persons with disabilities; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In 2012, the Countryside Center building was | ||||||
12 | expanded to add more production
area, modified washrooms, a | ||||||
13 | home for the seniors program, and program space for productive
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14 | activities of all kinds; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Countryside's vision is to create a community | ||||||
16 | where all people can reach their
goals of independence, | ||||||
17 | employment, and full participation in society; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Countryside plays a vital role in the community, | ||||||
19 | advocating on behalf of persons
with disabilities and their | ||||||
20 | families and supporting them in their efforts to live and work
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1 | successfully in their chosen community; therefore, be it
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2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
3 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
4 | we congratulate Countryside
Association for People with | ||||||
5 | Disabilities, Inc. as it celebrates the 60th anniversary of its | ||||||
6 | founding; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to Countryside Association for
People with | ||||||
9 | Disabilities, Inc. as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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