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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Without Limits - Team
4Galaxy Special Olympics Cheer Team on the occasion of being
5invited to be a part of the Special Olympics International
6Cheer Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World Games; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
8Cheer Team is one of five teams in the United States to be
9selected as a part of the Special Olympics International Cheer
10Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World Games, the world's
11largest inclusive sports event, which will be held in Berlin,
12Germany from June 17 to June 25, 2023; and
 
13    WHEREAS, After cheer was recognized as a sport by Special
14Olympics International, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special
15Olympics Cheer Team was formed by Kati Hassall in the fall of
162019; unfortunately, the new team was paused due to the
17COVID-19 pandemic, but the team was reinstated by Lisa Elbe in
18July 2021; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
20Cheer Team became the first Special Olympics Cheer Team of its
21kind in Southern Illinois and is based in Belleville; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
2Cheer Team has grown to include almost 30 members, ranging in
3age from 11 to 30 years old, with its members representing a
4variety of disabilities, including autism, cerebral palsy,
5down syndrome, and DDX3X syndrome; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
7Cheer Team has performed and continues to perform at local
8Special Olympic events and other community events and parades;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
11Cheer Team is led by Cheer Coach Lisa Elbe; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Without Limits - Team Galaxy Special Olympics
15Cheer Team on being invited to join the Special Olympics
16International Cheer Team for the 2023 Special Olympics World
17Games, and we wish the team continued success in its future
18endeavors; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to Cheer Coach Lisa Elbe as an expression of our
21esteem and respect.