Full Text of HR0595 96th General Assembly
HR0595 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On Wednesday, September 16, 2009, The Illinois | 3 |
| Retail Merchants Association will honor Uncle Dan's the Great | 4 |
| Outdoor Store, Chicago, as its 2009 Illinois Retailer of the | 5 |
| Year; the annual award is given to a retailer who is not only | 6 |
| successful in business, but committed to community and civic | 7 |
| affairs and respected by others in the industry; and
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| WHEREAS, Chicago-based outdoors retailer Uncle Dan's meets | 9 |
| that criteria through its stellar customer service, commitment | 10 |
| to the retail industry, dedication to the environment and | 11 |
| generosity to its communities; the business started in 1972 | 12 |
| when two teenagers took over their uncle's dry goods store and | 13 |
| opened a 900-square-foot Army-Navy store located on Bryn Mawr | 14 |
| Avenue in Chicago's Hollywood Park neighborhood; and
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| WHEREAS, Now known as Uncle Dan's the Great Outdoor Store, | 16 |
| the business has grown to four locations and has become one of | 17 |
| the Midwest's leaders in adventure gear and apparel; the | 18 |
| company specializes in outdoor equipment and clothing for any | 19 |
| adventure, selling everything from apparel and camping | 20 |
| equipment to bicycle accessories and specialty gear for dogs; | 21 |
| it also operates an interactive web site that includes outdoor | 22 |
| resources as well as an e-club offering members email notices | 23 |
| when new merchandise arrives and advance notice of store sales; |
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| WHEREAS, The stores are staffed by a diverse group of | 3 |
| employees who share a common love of the great outdoors; | 4 |
| service is the central focus of the business, and it is shown | 5 |
| not only to customers, but the community around it; and
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| WHEREAS, Since 1972, Uncle Dan's has supported various | 7 |
| community groups in myriad ways; the majority of its donations | 8 |
| go to the communities in which its employees live and work and | 9 |
| to organizations that strive to improve the environment; the | 10 |
| company looks for programs promoting health and wellness, | 11 |
| youth, the arts, and the environment; and
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| WHEREAS, Uncle Dan's has been an active member of the | 13 |
| Illinois Retail Merchants Association for 29 years, supporting | 14 |
| work and activities beneficial to the retail industry | 15 |
| throughout the state of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 18 |
| congratulate the owners and staff of Uncle Dan's on receiving | 19 |
| the 2009 Illinois Retailer of the Year award; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to the owners of Uncle Dan's as a symbol of our |
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| respect and esteem.
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