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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Village of Grayslake, in Lake County, is a |
| 3 | | beautiful, family-oriented
community with a great spirit of |
| 4 | | service and pride; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake is a friendly community with a rich
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| 6 | | heritage and strong desire to help others; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake wishes to welcome and support its aging |
| 8 | | population, their
families, caregivers, and friends with |
| 9 | | understanding and awareness of the aging process and
inclusion |
| 10 | | within the community; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, The first responders, the Grayslake Fire District |
| 12 | | and the Grayslake Police Department,
have successfully |
| 13 | | completed training in April of 2016 and are the first adopters |
| 14 | | of a
grassroots movement in making Grayslake a |
| 15 | | dementia-friendly community; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Proclaiming Grayslake as the first |
| 17 | | dementia-friendly community in Illinois will
promote community |
| 18 | | pride and engage citizens in a warm and welcoming community |
| 19 | | movement;
and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, This grassroots, community effort is receiving |
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| 1 | | great support
from local community businesses; and
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake restaurants, hair salons, financial |
| 3 | | institutions, legal institutions, and more
will be known for |
| 4 | | their adoption of the dementia-friendly community; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Grayslake would like to be known as the first |
| 6 | | dementia-friendly community of
Illinois; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, This movement is a great example of community |
| 8 | | spirit for other Illinois communities to
follow; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, The people of Illinois and surrounding states are |
| 10 | | encouraged to visit Grayslake to
experience a model community |
| 11 | | that welcomes and embraces those afflicted with
dementia and |
| 12 | | offers acceptance and encouragement to families, caregivers,
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| 13 | | community members, and friends; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL |
| 15 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare Grayslake |
| 16 | | "Dementia-Friendly Community Day" to coincide with the |
| 17 | | Alzheimer's Association's "Longest Day of the Year" |
| 18 | | celebration on June 20, 2016, the summer solstice; and be it |
| 19 | | further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |