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HR0182 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Maya Esparza on the
4occasion of being named one of the 2017 Top Youth Volunteers in
5Illinois by the 22nd annual Prudential Spirit of Community
6Awards; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards were
8created in 1995 by Prudential Financial in partnership with the
9National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) to
10emphasize the importance our nation places on service to
11others, and to encourage all young Americans to contribute to
12their communities; and
 
13    WHEREAS, More than 31,000 young people from across the
14county participated in the 2017 Prudential Spirit of Community
15Awards; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Maya Esparza, an 18-year-old senior at Geneseo
17High School, was inspired to raise money for sick children
18after her own hospitalization for allergic attacks; and
 
19    WHEREAS, As a Distinguished Finalist in the 2017 program,
20Maya Esparza will receive an engraved bronze medallion; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Maya Esparza raised more than $1,000 dollars for
2St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by decorating and
3hand-stamping old keys with positive words, and then selling
4them through her "Keys for Kids" Facebook page with the help of
5her school volunteer club; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Maya Esparza has also supported St. Jude
7Children's Research Hospital by running 13 miles in a benefit
8race; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Maya Esparza represents the best of Illinois youth
10and stands as a role model for younger generations; therefore,
11be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14congratulate Maya Esparza on the occasion of her outstanding
15accomplishment of being named one of the 2017 Top Youth
16Volunteers in Illinois by the 22nd annual Prudential Spirit of
17Community Awards; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to Maya Esparza as a symbol of our esteem and
20respect.