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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Operation Hero Miles donates free
3 round-trip tickets to military families in need; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Fisher House, a non-profit foundation,
5 administers the Operation Hero Miles program and has provided
6 more than 7,500 airline tickets worth more than 10 million
7 dollars; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Thousands of Illinois servicemen and servicewomen
9 are currently on active duty around the world; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Family members of injured servicemen and
11 servicewomen often need to fly at short notice to be at their
12 injured relatives' bedside; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Participants in most frequent flyer programs can
14 donate miles to Operation Hero Miles; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Illinois State employees earn frequent flyer
16 miles that can be donated to Operation Hero Miles; therefore,
17 be it
 
18     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL
19 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

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1 CONCURRING HEREIN, that we encourage all residents of Illinois
2 including State employees to donate generously to the Operation
3 Hero Miles program.