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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel of Danville, owner/operator of
3 Vermilion County's five McDonald's, was honored as one of
4 Illinois Jaycees' International Senate's 10 Outstanding Young
5 People of Illinois; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Mrs. Witzel started working at a McDonald's in
7 1982 in Peoria as a crew person, making $3.35 an hour; she
8 could not afford to go to college, so she worked her way up in
9 the McDonald's Corp.; in 1987, she transferred to Las Vegas as
10 an assistant manager where she met her husband Don; she was
11 involved with opening 18 new restaurants in Las Vegas and
12 supervised all nine McDonald's on the Las Vegas Strip; and
 
13     WHEREAS, In 1999, the Witzels moved to Danville and
14 purchased the Vermilion County McDonald's and became a driving
15 force in support of their new community; and
 
16     WHEREAS, When she has seen need in town, Mrs. Witzel has
17 secured funds from Ronald McDonald's Children's Charities; the
18 projects have included funding for two playgrounds in Danville
19 and Hoopeston designed to be fully accessible; as a Partner in
20 Education, Mr. and Mrs. Witzels' McDonald's stores have
21 provided tens of thousands of dollars in the last five years to
22 support academic programs, parent incentives, school
23 fundraising events, and special needs fulfillment; the
24 Witzels' McDonald's also have been major sponsors for many
25 community organizations and events; and
 
26     WHEREAS, At a black-tie affair at the Hotel Pere Marquette
27 in Peoria, Mrs. Witzel received a silver medallion and a plaque
28 during a program that dramatized her achievements with a video
29 presentation; and
 
30     WHEREAS, The award is presented annually based on

 

 

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1 achievement, leadership, and the last line of the Jaycees
2 creed, "And that service to humanity is the best work of
3 life."; along with the names of the other Illinois honorees,
4 Mrs. Witzel's name will be submitted to the United States
5 Junior Chamber for consideration in its 10 Outstanding Young
6 Americans Award; therefore, be it
 
7     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
8 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9 we congratulate Deanna Witzel on being honored as one of
10 Illinois Jaycees' International Senate's 10 Outstanding Young
11 People of Illinois; and be it further
 
12     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13 presented to Mrs. Witzel as an expression of our respect and
14 esteem.