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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Carol Bauer on the
4occasion of receiving the "2013 Most Dedicated Blood Drive
5Coordinator Award" from the Illinois Coalition of Community
6Blood Centers; and
 
7    WHEREAS, For over 20 years, Carol Bauer has played a
8significant role in ensuring a safe and adequate blood supply
9for her community through her efforts to promote blood
10donation; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In 1993, Carol Bauer began her service as the
12blood drive coordinator for the Village of Lombard on behalf of
13Heartland Blood Centers; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Since that time, Carol Bauer has increased the
15number of units collected by blood drives in the Village of
16Lombard from double to triple digits; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Carol Bauer has successfully built partnerships
18with local organizations and businesses to form blood donor
19groups, who host their own blood drives in conjunction with
20those of the Village; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Carol Bauer helps to heighten awareness of Village
2blood drives by encouraging donors to sign up at community
3events, such as weekly Car Cruise Nights, as well as through
4Village press releases, water bill inserts, fire station
5banners, cable television interviews, and even her e-mail
6signature; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Following the untimely death of the late Lombard
8Village President Mueller, who was a huge supporter of blood
9donation, Carol Bauer organized an additional memorial blood
10drive in his honor at 2 locations, bringing the number of blood
11drives held in Lombard in the past year to 13; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Carol Bauer has served as the chairperson of 113
13blood drives, which have collected 11,187 pints of blood; those
14pints of blood have had the potential to save almost 33,600
15lives; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In 2013, Heartland Blood Centers nominated Carol
17Bauer as the "Most Dedicated Blood Drive Coordinator" in a
18state-wide competition hosted by the Illinois Coalition of
19Community Blood Centers; therefore, be it
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
22we congratulate Carol Bauer for receiving the "2013 Most

 

 

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1Dedicated Blood Drive Coordinator Award", commend her for her
2years of selfless service and commitment to the community, and
3wish her continued success in promoting blood donations; and be
4it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Carol Bauer as a symbol of our respect and esteem.