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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the administration and |
4 | | staff of Pathway Services Unlimited in Jacksonville on the |
5 | | occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The history of Pathway Services Unlimited began on |
7 | | April 9, 1964, when a small group of parents and several area |
8 | | professionals met to discuss the futures of their children with |
9 | | developmental disabilities; wanting the same educational |
10 | | opportunities for their children as everyone else but not |
11 | | seeing a place in the school system for children with |
12 | | disabilities, the parents formed an alliance and started their |
13 | | own school, which was initially incorporated on May 18, 1964; |
14 | | and
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15 | | WHEREAS, Pathway Services Unlimited's first class had 24 |
16 | | students and was held in the basement of the Lincoln Avenue |
17 | | Baptist Church in Jacksonville; in October of 1964, the name |
18 | | Pathway School was adopted for the day program services; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Pathway Services Unlimited has |
20 | | grown tremendously; the agency currently provides services to |
21 | | more than 800 developmentally disabled individuals in Morgan, |
22 | | Sangamon, Greene, Scott, Jersey, Calhoun, Pike, and Cass |