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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor "A Place For Me" Autism
4 Learning Center in Chicago on the occasion of their second
5 annual dinner for autism awareness, on September 12, 2009; and
 
6     WHEREAS, "A Place For Me" was founded by Elaine
7 Reeves-Haywood in June of 2002 to provide the tools, programs,
8 and services that her son and other children with autism could
9 use and benefit from; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The mission of "A Place For Me" is "to provide
11 service to families and support for the children affected by
12 autism"; their hope is to "provide support for ongoing
13 parent/child issues, voice concerns for autism related issues,
14 be available as a community resource, provide training and
15 support on various autism related topics, provide educational
16 assistance to regular and special education students", and many
17 other services; and
 
18     WHEREAS, "A Place For Me" also raises community awareness
19 about autism and sponsors family outings; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The long range goal of "A Place For Me" is to
21 provide a community center for after school programs, social

 

 

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1 skill programs, and a place for workshops for parents;
2 therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
5 honor "A Place For Me" for their hard work and dedication to
6 helping children with autism and their families; and be it
7 further
 
8     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to Elaine Reeves-Haywood as a symbol of our respect
10 and esteem.