Full Text of HR0434 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the work being done by the | 4 | | Give Something Back Foundation (GSBF) as it holds its annual | 5 | | dinner to welcome new students; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, GSBF was established through the generosity of Bob | 7 | | Carr, a former resident of Lockport, who wanted to give back to | 8 | | the Lockport area community by helping disadvantaged, | 9 | | academically oriented children who were committed to | 10 | | excellence to complete a college degree; Mr. Carr received a | 11 | | merit scholarship at a critical time in his academic career | 12 | | which made it possible for him to finish his college education; | 13 | | realizing how his college education has helped him advance and | 14 | | prosper in today's society, he feels very strongly about giving | 15 | | the same opportunity to other young, striving individuals who | 16 | | do not have the financial resources to attend the university of | 17 | | their choice; he maintains the hope that scholarship recipients | 18 | | will give back to their community in the same manner as they, | 19 | | through the foundation, are giving to others; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, GSBF started in 2003 when 7 students were given a | 21 | | scholarship to attend college; as of today, 60
new students | 22 | | have joined the 79 already in high school and 51 are currently | 23 | | in college or on the verge of
graduating; in total, GSBF |
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| 1 | | currently has 54 college graduates, and, as of April 1, 2015, | 2 | | 244 students are in
the process of preparing for college, are | 3 | | in college, or have graduated; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Last year marked the first time that GSBF reached | 5 | | out to all of Will County to select students for the
partner | 6 | | school program with Lewis University, University of St. | 7 | | Francis, and Blackburn College; this year
marks another first | 8 | | as GSBF plans to significantly expand its reach to other | 9 | | communities with the help
of like-minded supporters; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, GSBF prepares students for college and for life | 11 | | through activities while in
high school and partnering with | 12 | | universities that are dedicated to serving high-achieving, | 13 | | high-character
students who are fully Pell Grant eligible; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Core Activities of GSBF are:
(1) to provide | 15 | | students with financial challenges an opportunity to get an | 16 | | education; (2) to provide students with non-academic | 17 | | activities to prepare them for college and for life; (3) to | 18 | | provide all students a mentor who will assist them as they | 19 | | progress through high school; (4) to provide assistance to | 20 | | students in assessing career and college choices; and (5) to | 21 | | expand the foundation plans by joining forces with other | 22 | | individuals or organizations who want to
assist and provide | 23 | | opportunities for academically oriented students; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, GSBF's annual dinner will be held on May 5, 2015 | 2 | | at DiNolfo's in Homer Glen; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | recognize the work being done by the Give Something Back | 6 | | Foundation as it holds its annual dinner to welcome new | 7 | | students; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to the GSBF as an expression of our esteem and | 10 | | respect.
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