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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to honor the Champaign Police |
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| Department's Cops for Kids program, especially for its support |
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| of Special Olympics Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The Cops for Kids program is sponsoring a golf |
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| outing in support of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special |
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| Olympics on Friday, August 18, 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Across the United States, law enforcement |
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| officers carry the Special Olympics Torch on intrastate relays |
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| to bring the torch to the Opening Ceremonies of each state's |
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| Summer Special Olympics Games; and
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| WHEREAS, The dedication of more than 75,000 police chiefs, |
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| police officers, Secret Service and FBI agents, military |
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| police, sheriffs, state troopers, prison guards, and other law |
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| enforcement personnel in 50 states and 30 countries generates |
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| more than $15 million annually for Special Olympics and garners |
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| media coverage that reaches audiences in 35,000 communities |
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| throughout the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, The mission of Special Olympics is to provide |
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| year-round sports training and athletic competition in a |
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| variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with |
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| intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing |
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| opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate |
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| courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, |
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| skills, and friendship with their families, other Special |
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| Olympics athletes, and the community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor the Champaign Police Department's Cops for Kids |
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