Full Text of HR1212 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 40th anniversary of the | 4 | | South Suburban Chicago Chapter (SSCC) of The Links, | 5 | | Incorporated; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The SSCC was founded on June 6, 1976 in University | 7 | | Park to identify the needs of adults and children in the South
| 8 | | Suburban Chicago community and to address and serve these needs | 9 | | by providing financial and
educational support and engagement | 10 | | in social and civic awareness; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The SSCC makes a sustaining and
transformational | 12 | | difference in the South suburbs; as one of eight chapters in | 13 | | the Chicago area, the
55 members serve through Five Program | 14 | | Facets: Services to Youth, National Trends and
Services, Health | 15 | | and Human Services, International Trends and Services and The | 16 | | Arts; the
Facets symbolize the blueprint used to influence the | 17 | | South Suburban Community; the
innovative and award-winning | 18 | | programs, coupled with the vision, creativity, dedication and | 19 | | hard
work of the members have a tremendous impact on the | 20 | | communities served; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, The Links, Incorporated was founded over 65 years | 22 | | ago as a women's volunteer service
organization committed to |
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| 1 | | enriching, sustaining, and ensuring the cultural and economic
| 2 | | survival of Africa Americans and other persons of African | 3 | | ancestry; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Established by a circle of nine friends in | 5 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1946, The Links, Incorporated | 6 | | now has over 12,000 members in 277 chapters located in 41 | 7 | | states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the | 8 | | Bahamas, providing services that change lives; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | recognize the 40th anniversary of the South Suburban Chicago | 12 | | Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and we wish them many more | 13 | | years of success; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the SSCC as an expression of our esteem and | 16 | | respect.
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