Full Text of HR0537 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Shirley Chu of Galesburg for | 4 | | acting as a lifeline in her community by providing free meals | 5 | | to those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Chu owns and operates Tres Café in | 7 | | Galesburg, through which she has given out nearly 20,000 free | 8 | | meals since the start of the pandemic; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Chu initially gave out free meals to | 10 | | first responders, but as other community organizations asked | 11 | | to collaborate with her in the thick of the pandemic, she | 12 | | expanded her free meal donation program to local youth groups, | 13 | | mail carriers, senior centers, and food pantries; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Chu was nominated for the WQAD News 8 and | 15 | | Ascentra Credit Union's Pay It Forward, an uplifting series | 16 | | documenting stories of what happens when someone steps up at | 17 | | the right time to make someone else's life a little easier, and | 18 | | she received $300 in thanks for her service to her community | 19 | | and her customers throughout the pandemic; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Chu and Tres Café also received the | 21 | | Illinois Fraternal Order of Police's Blue and Gold Award, |
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| 1 | | which is presented to organizations or individuals not in law | 2 | | enforcement for outstanding support to police officers, for | 3 | | organizing a fundraiser that raised almost $18,000 on behalf | 4 | | of the family of fallen Knox County Sheriff's Deputy Nicholas | 5 | | Weist; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Shirley Chu, originally from the Philippines, | 7 | | often encountered food insecurity while growing up there; | 8 | | while she understands that having one meal for one day is not | 9 | | comparable to not having meals for seven days, her own | 10 | | experience with hunger gave her hope that her free meal | 11 | | donation program could change other people's lives for the | 12 | | better, even during times of great stuggle such as the | 13 | | pandemic; therefore, be it | 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we commend Shirley Chu for her commitment to bettering the | 17 | | lives of those in her Galesburg community through her free | 18 | | meal donation program during the COVID-19 pandemic; and be it | 19 | | further | 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Shirley Chu as an expression of our esteem and | 22 | | respect. |
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