Full Text of HR0461 98th General Assembly
HR0461 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Pink Heals Tour takes pink fire trucks and | 3 | | police cars across the country, carrying the Care Enough to | 4 | | Wear Pink and the Pink Heals Movement to local communities; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Pink Heals was founded in 2007 with a focus on | 6 | | helping women who are battling or have battled cancer; Pink | 7 | | Heals recognizes the importance that the women in our lives | 8 | | have on our families and communities; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Pink Heals helps to raise awareness and funds for | 10 | | local women and community initiatives; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, the Pink Heals Tour traveled throughout | 12 | | Illinois with stops including Jacksonville, Joliet, | 13 | | Naperville, Downers Grove, Bartlett, Aurora, and Rockford; | 14 | | during that time, the tour made multiple home visits to deliver | 15 | | flowers and hugs to women with cancer; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, There are currently 4 local chapters of Pink Heals | 17 | | in Illinois: Chicagoland (located in Downers Grove), | 18 | | Naperville, Joliet, and northern Illinois; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, the Pink Heals Tour will be in Illinois | 20 | | on July 3-4 (Jacksonville), July 25 (Freeport), July 26 |
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| 1 | | (Orangeville), July 27 (Rockford), July 28 (McHenry), August 6 | 2 | | (Downers Grove), August 7 (Evanston), August 8 (Bedford Park), | 3 | | August 9 (Bartlett), August 10-11 (Joliet), and August 13-17 at | 4 | | the International Association of Fire Chiefs Annual Conference | 5 | | in Chicago; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pink Heals has been supported by proclamations by | 7 | | many politicians including Senators Harry Reid, Joe Liberman, | 8 | | and Sherrod Brown Jr. and Governors Bill Ritter Jr., Janice K. | 9 | | Brewer, and more; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we declare August 2013 as Pink Heals Tour Month in the State of | 13 | | Illinois and thank them for their commitment to helping those | 14 | | afflicted with breast cancer; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Pink Heals as an expression of our esteem and | 17 | | respect.
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