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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Chelsea Steck for
4 being named First Place Honoree for the Union League Club of
5 Chicago's Democracy in Action Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Chelsea Steck is a senior at West Chicago
7 Community High School; during her sophomore and senior years of
8 high school she was a student in the Community Leadership
9 class, which requires a student to complete a minimum of sixty
10 hours of service learning in the community; Chelsea went beyond
11 the minimum requirements and is currently serving on a
12 presidential campaign; and
 
13     WHEREAS, She has participated in rallies concerning the war
14 in Iraq and has volunteered to serve as an election judge
15 through the First Judge Program; in addition, she mentors
16 children who are political refugees to the United States
17 through World Relief and serves the homeless through the
18 P.A.D.S. program; and
 
19     WHEREAS, She has a willingness to get involved and models
20 this behavior to her peers, encouraging them to get involved as
21 well; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, She has been an contributor to the WeGo2Africa
2 program at her school; the program informs students of the
3 conditions in Africa, particularly Angola; through the
4 program, Chelsea has organized fundraisers and written a
5 missions statement along with her classmates to promote the
6 program; and
 
7     WHEREAS, In addition, Chelsea and her classmates set a goal
8 to raise over $13,000 to send a shipping container to Angola;
9 they designed literacy posters and rag dolls for Angolan
10 children and have almost accomplished the goal that they made
11 for themselves; therefore, be it
 
12     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14 congratulate Chelsea Steck on being named First Place Honoree
15 and commend her for her hard work and devotion to making the
16 world a better place to live; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Chelsea Steck as a symbol of our respect.