HR1007 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor Laura Lake on being selected as Miss Northern Suburbs and recognize her platform on food insecurity; and

WHEREAS, Laura Lake hopes her platform will bring attention to the fact that one in 6 Americans, and one in 8 people internationally, suffer from malnutrition, and these numbers continue to rise - yet Americans waste over 33,000,000,000 tons of food each year; and

WHEREAS, As Miss Northern Suburb, Laura Lake has volunteered for several food banks, served weekly dinners for the hungry, become a member of the Northern Illinois Food Bank Young Professionals Board, created a social media campaign called "Take the Pledge", attended hunger walks, begun creating a food drive event, and worked with the Feeding America corporate office in Chicago; and

WHEREAS, As Miss Northern Suburb, Laura Lake has given many appearances that have included supporting veterans, speeches to 200 people, packing meat at the Northern Illinois Food Bank, serving breakfast to Ronald McDonald House guests, and much more; and

WHEREAS, Laura Lake first began working to end hunger when she was in junior high school; every Friday night for 2 years she volunteered at a local church dinner for the hungry; and

WHEREAS, Laura Lake originally hails from Marshfield, Wisconsin; she graduated high school in 2010 and from Winona State University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration; she relocated to Lombard in 2013 and now attends Northern Illinois University and currently works for the Village of Morton Grove; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Laura Lake on being selected as Miss Northern Suburbs and recognize her platform on food insecurity; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Laura Lake as an expression of our esteem and respect.