Full Text of HR1164 095th General Assembly
HR1164 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, AARP is a voluntary, nonprofit,
nonpartisan | 3 |
| membership organization with a 50-year
history of leading | 4 |
| positive social change by
harnessing the individual and | 5 |
| collective power of its
members to make life better for all | 6 |
| Illinois residents as
they age; and
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| WHEREAS, AARP has, since being founded by
retired educator | 8 |
| Ethel Percy Andrus, taken as its
motto "To serve, not to be | 9 |
| served"; and | 10 |
| WHEREAS, AARP's "army of useful citizens" in our
State | 11 |
| includes numerous volunteers whose selfless
service includes | 12 |
| money management and tax preparation
assistance, safe driving | 13 |
| courses, advocacy, job
training, intergenerational learning, | 14 |
| community
rebuilding, home visitation, and nonpartisan voter
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| education; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, AARP has amplified its members' voices on
issues | 17 |
| of statewide importance such as affordable,
quality health | 18 |
| care, lifetime financial security, and
consumer protection; | 19 |
| and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, AARP has helped to foster proactive
policies that | 21 |
| enable our citizens to achieve the
quality of life and peace of |
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| mind they deserve; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, AARP shares Illinois' belief that diversity
in | 3 |
| age, economic status, attitudes, ability, and
lifestyles is a | 4 |
| source of profound State and national
strength; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, AARP works to develop strong communities
that are | 6 |
| characterized by affordable and appropriate
housing, ease of | 7 |
| mobility, and features and services
that support the lives and | 8 |
| lifestyles of people of all
ages; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, AARP has successfully built important
alliances | 10 |
| statewide among businesses, communities, and
Illinois | 11 |
| residents of all generations; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, AARP continues to advocate for an economic
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| environment throughout our State that supports and
promotes the | 14 |
| loyalty, reliability, flexibility, and
potential of mature | 15 |
| workers; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, AARP recognizes that ensuring the
protection, | 17 |
| safety, integrity, involvement, security,
health, lifestyle, | 18 |
| and well being of citizens 50 years
of age and older is not a | 19 |
| destination but a continuing
journey; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| congratulate
AARP for 50 years of service to our State and our
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| nation, and for championing the future of every
generation.
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