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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Bill E. Fulton for his
4 many years of dedicated service to the Danville area community;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Bill Fulton was the driving force behind the
7 creation of the AMBUCS Playground for Everyone; after dreaming
8 of a playground built for universally-accessible play, he began
9 searching for a proper model for his vision; after finding an
10 organization by the name of Boundless Playgrounds, he enlisted
11 the help of his nephew, Bill T., and traveled to Connecticut at
12 his own expense to meet with the organization's founder, Amy
13 Barzach; upon visiting the first Boundless Playground, named
14 Jonathan's Dream, he found exactly what he wanted and began
15 working to make his dream come true; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Upon his return to Danville, Bill Fulton presented
17 his idea for a $200,000 Boundless Playground to the Danville
18 Chapter of AMBUCS; undaunted by financial concerns, he began
19 working feverishly at all levels of the project, working hard
20 to raise money, promote the project, plan the playground's
21 development, and implement the playground's construction;
22 within two years, he had forged a partnership that resulted in
23 a $400,000 "dream" playground, a site that has become a

 

 

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1 destination point in the City of Danville and has brought the
2 Danville Chapter of AMBUCS to new heights of success; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Bill Fulton has worked upon many other projects as
4 well; he was instrumental in the creation of the Connie Barton
5 Memorial Scholarship at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School, a
6 grant given to a college-bound senior that plans to become an
7 elementary school teacher; he also established two
8 scholarships of $1,000 per year for four years for students of
9 the Jobs for Illinois Graduates, bringing along his nephew to
10 create a third scholarship of the program; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Bill Fulton serves as a model of hard work,
12 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
13 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 honor Bill E. Fulton for his many years of dedicated service to
17 the Danville area community and wish him continued success and
18 happiness in the future; and be it further
 
19     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20 presented to Bill Fulton as a symbol of our esteem and respect.