Full Text of HR0891 94th General Assembly
HR0891 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives offer our sincere congratulations to Mary | 4 |
| Alice D'Arcy on 25 years of service with Easter Seals DuPage | 5 |
| County; and
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| WHEREAS, Mary Alice is a Chicago native whose family moved | 7 |
| to Villa Park when she was 13; and
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| WHEREAS, Upon graduating from Loyola Chicago with an MSW, | 9 |
| she was employed as a social worker in Wheaton public schools | 10 |
| and then transitioned to work with low-income housing in DuPage | 11 |
| County; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1981, Mary Alice began her career in social | 13 |
| services with Easter Seals DuPage; and
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| WHEREAS, From 1983 to 1985, she served as program director | 15 |
| and in 1995, she was named the chief executive officer; and
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| WHEREAS, Today Mary Alice serves as President and CEO of | 17 |
| Easter Seals DuPage; and
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| WHEREAS, Easter Seals DuPage provides therapy for children | 19 |
| and young adults with physical disabilities through physical, | 20 |
| occupational, speech, audiology, nutrition, and assertive | 21 |
| technology therapy; and
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| WHEREAS, Easter Seals DuPage serves children with a range | 23 |
| of diagnoses, including cerebral palsy and autism; and
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| WHEREAS, When Mary Alice started her career with Easter | 25 |
| Seals DuPage, families were served from a little red school | 26 |
| house in Villa Park with a staff of 15 and a $500,000 budget; | 27 |
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| WHEREAS, Now, thanks to her leadership, Easter Seals DuPage | 2 |
| is the largest pediatric outpatient rehabilitation center in | 3 |
| Illinois, with services in Villa Park, Bolingbrook, | 4 |
| Naperville, and Elgin; and
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| WHEREAS, Today Easter Seals DuPage employs 130 | 6 |
| professionals, has a fiscal budget of $7.5 million, and | 7 |
| provides services to approximately 3,000 children each year; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Mary Alice has created an environment that | 10 |
| nourishes clients and staff; and
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| WHEREAS, She continues to listen to and work with our | 12 |
| communities to discover the needs of families and works with | 13 |
| the therapy professionals to put plans into action to meet | 14 |
| those needs; and
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| WHEREAS, Children reach their maximum potential in large | 16 |
| part due to the specialized treatment children of various | 17 |
| developmental abilities received at the Easter Seals DuPage; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, Mary Alice's commitment to Easter Seals DuPage and | 20 |
| children with disabilities is a source of inspiration to the | 21 |
| entire community and State; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 23 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 24 |
| we do hereby offer our congratulations to Mary Alice D'Arcy; | 25 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 27 |
| presented to the Mary Alice D'Arcy.
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