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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the staff of the
4 Danville Area Community College Reader's Route program on the
5 occasion of winning a 2007 Governor's Home Town Award for their
6 efforts to combat adult illiteracy; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are given each
8 year by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic
9 Opportunity to honor volunteer efforts that make a difference
10 in the community and improve the quality of life for its
11 residents; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The Reader's Route program is a part of Danville
13 Area Community College's adult education division and is funded
14 by grants from the Illinois Secretary of State's office and the
15 Illinois Community College Board; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Reader's Route program tutors people who are
17 16 and older, who are not enrolled in a traditional school,
18 with basic reading and math skills; the program also assists
19 those who speak with English as a second language, as well as
20 preparation for obtaining American citizenship and those
21 taking GED or adult basic education classes at Danville Area
22 Community College; the program has assisted 3,976 adult

 

 

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1 learners since its inception in 1985; and
 
2     WHEREAS, The Reader's Route program has provided an
3 essential service to those who have had literacy problems and
4 has enabled them to function within our society as independent
5 citizens; the program's volunteers are models of selflessness
6 and generosity to the people of the State of Illinois;
7 therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate the staff of the Danville Area Community College
11 Reader's Route program on the occasion of winning a 2007
12 Governor's Home Town Award and wish them continued success in
13 the future; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to a representative of the Danville Area Community
16 College Reader's Route program as a symbol of our esteem and
17 respect.