Full Text of HR1205 95th General Assembly
HR1205 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Deanna Witzel on | 4 |
| the occasion of being named as the Danville 2008 AMBUCS First | 5 |
| Citizen; and
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| WHEREAS, The AMBUCS national service club is dedicated to | 7 |
| the creation of opportunities for independence for people with | 8 |
| disabilities, especially children; every year, the Danville | 9 |
| chapter of AMBUCS gives its First Citizen award to a local | 10 |
| person who has contributed significantly to their community, | 11 |
| either personally or professionally; and
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| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel and her husband, Don Witzel, are | 13 |
| co-owners of two McDonald's franchises in the City of Danville, | 14 |
| one franchise in the City of Hoopeston, one franchise in the | 15 |
| Village of Oakwood, and one franchise in the City of | 16 |
| Georgetown; and
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| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel was selected from 10 candidates to | 18 |
| be the 2008 AMBUCS First Citizen; she and her husband have | 19 |
| donated much of their time and effort to helping children in | 20 |
| need; together, through the Ronald McDonald Children's | 21 |
| Charities, they have helped return tens of thousands of dollars | 22 |
| to projects in their community, including more than $50,000 for |
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| AMBUCS playgrounds at Winter and Lincoln Parks and a new | 2 |
| "Sprayground" at Garfield Park in Danville, nearly $50,000 for | 3 |
| in-school, anti-drug programs run by the Fellowship of | 4 |
| Christian Athletes, more than $13,000 for youth-sized exercise | 5 |
| equipment at the Danville Family YMCA, and more than $10,000 | 6 |
| for professional "child-friendly" murals in the Danville | 7 |
| hospital's emergency room and pediatrics unit; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel has also helped organize numerous | 9 |
| community events, such as McPrincipal's Night and McPack the | 10 |
| Place, which have raised money for Danville, Hoopeston, | 11 |
| Oakwood, and Georgetown-Ridge Farm schools; she has organized | 12 |
| restaurant-based campaigns that have benefited youth | 13 |
| organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big | 14 |
| Sisters, local cancer efforts, and independent fundraising | 15 |
| efforts for children in need; as president of the Danville High | 16 |
| School's choral music boosters, she has helped raise $25,000 | 17 |
| for the show choir and for the jazz band's trip to New York | 18 |
| City, as well as serving in numerous other capacities with the | 19 |
| group; and
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| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel and her husband have been major | 21 |
| sponsors for events such as the Festival of Trees and Festival | 22 |
| of Tees, which have raised money for various hospital | 23 |
| foundation programs; they personally donated $25,000 to help | 24 |
| kick-start a community-based fundraiser for amenities at |
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| Danville High School's new track; they have also given away | 2 |
| free meal coupons as rewards for students, orange drinks to | 3 |
| non-profit organizations, and cups of coffee to kids at the | 4 |
| Festival of Trees' Polar Express event; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel and her husband have two children, | 6 |
| Rob, an Indiana University freshman, and Katie, a Danville High | 7 |
| School senior; and
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| WHEREAS, Deanna Witzel will receive the AMBUCS First | 9 |
| Citizen award at a banquet in her honor on April 30, 2008 at | 10 |
| the Days Inn in Danville; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Deanna and Don Witzel's tireless volunteerism and | 12 |
| energetic approach to helping children in need serves as a | 13 |
| model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of | 14 |
| the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 |
| congratulate Deanna Witzel on the occasion of being named as | 18 |
| the Danville 2008 AMBUCS First Citizen and wish her continued | 19 |
| success and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Deanna Witzel as a symbol of our esteem and |
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