Full Text of HR1255 097th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Judy Socha for | 4 | | receiving the 2012 Most Dedicated Blood Drive Coordinator of | 5 | | the Year Award from the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood | 6 | | Centers; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, In 1971, inspired by her son's illness, Judy | 8 | | hosted her first blood drive and collected her first 100 units | 9 | | of blood; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, In 1976, Judy worked with the Village of Addison | 11 | | to establish the Addison Blood Commission; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, As the director of the Addison Blood Commission, | 13 | | Judy has worked to involve the whole community in her efforts | 14 | | by establishing ongoing blood drives throughout the village at | 15 | | local churches, organizations, high schools, and businesses; | 16 | | and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Judy has raised awareness of the importance of | 18 | | volunteer blood donation through countless speaking | 19 | | engagements, TV and radio appearances, and tabling at community | 20 | | events; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Over the past 4 decades Judy has conducted over | 2 | | 225 blood drives; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, One pint of blood saves 1 to 3 lives and Judy has | 4 | | been responsible for the collection of over 28,000 pints of | 5 | | blood; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Judy was recognized at a national level for her | 7 | | extraordinary efforts by winning the Americas Blood Centers' | 8 | | esteemed Larry Frederick Award; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2012, LifeSource, Chicagoland's Blood Center, | 10 | | nominated Judy Socha as the Most Dedicated Blood Drive | 11 | | Coordinator in a State-wide competition hosted by the Illinois | 12 | | Coalition of Community Blood Centers; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we commend Judy Socha for her selfless service to her community | 16 | | for the past 40 years and for all the lives which have been | 17 | | saved because of her efforts; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Judy Socha as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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