Full Text of HR1077 93rd General Assembly
HR1077 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize the Pioneer Center of McHenry | 4 |
| County on the occasion of its 45th anniversary; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1957, a small group of parents organized the | 6 |
| Pioneer Center of McHenry County; their founding vision | 7 |
| entailed addressing the needs of under-served adults and | 8 |
| children in McHenry County; specifically, they wished to | 9 |
| provide unique and much-needed services for individuals with | 10 |
| cognitive, developmental, physical, emotional, or other | 11 |
| related disabilities; in 1967, Robert Lambourn, was appointed | 12 |
| the first executive director; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, True to its name, Pioneer Center has always been a | 14 |
| trailblazer, continually placing itself on the cutting edge of | 15 |
| breakthroughs in the arenas of health and human services to | 16 |
| better serve their clients; they offer a wide array of services | 17 |
| including Early Intervention, Vocational and Rehabilitation | 18 |
| Training, Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling, a | 19 |
| continuum of Assisted Living Services, and Community Linkage; | 20 |
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| WHEREAS, Many additions to the center have been made to | 22 |
| help expand services since 1959, such as adding the Community | 23 |
| Living Facility, the Transitional Living Facility in | 24 |
| Woodstock, and the addition of the Dayton Street facility; the | 25 |
| center added a group home in McHenry, the Community Residential | 26 |
| Alternative group home, the Ponca Street group, the Johnsburg | 27 |
| group home, and the Manke group; and | 28 |
| WHEREAS, In 1999, Jeff Epstein was hired on as the | 29 |
| Executive Director; and | 30 |
| WHEREAS, What began over 40 years ago as a single day |
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| school program now helps over 1,000 people to achieve their | 2 |
| life goals; although its service area is typically limited to | 3 |
| McHenry County, the Pioneer Center assists clients from | 4 |
| peripheral counties such as Cook, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and | 5 |
| DuPage; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 |
| recognize the McHenry County Pioneer Center on the occasion of | 9 |
| its 45th anniversary and applaud its efforts to better the | 10 |
| lives of
citizens of this State; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 |
| presented to the Board of Directors of the Pioneer Center of | 13 |
| McHenry County as a token of our admiration.
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