Full Text of HR0359 095th General Assembly
HR0359 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kendall Ciesemier, an esteemed resident of | 3 |
| Wheaton and a student at Franklin Middle School in Wheaton, has | 4 |
| achieved national recognition for exemplary volunteer service | 5 |
| by being named one of the two top volunteers in the State of | 6 |
| Illinois in the 2007 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards; and
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| WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential | 8 |
| Financial in partnership with the National Association of | 9 |
| Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across | 10 |
| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to | 11 |
| serving their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Kendall, an eighth-grade student, formed a | 13 |
| nonprofit organization that has raised $50,000 since 2004 to | 14 |
| benefit AIDS orphans in Africa; Kendall, who has faced her own | 15 |
| struggles as she underwent two liver transplants, was inspired | 16 |
| to volunteer by watching an Oprah Winfrey TV special about the | 17 |
| African AIDS epidemic; and
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| WHEREAS, Kendall used her own money to adopt an AIDS orphan | 19 |
| through World Vision; during her recovery from surgery she made | 20 |
| the decision to ask people for money for AIDS orphans in lieu | 21 |
| of gifts or flowers for her; Kendall and her family established | 22 |
| "Kids Caring 4 Kids", an ongoing effort to raise money through |
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| a variety of projects, including a website that accepts | 2 |
| donations and sales of T-shirts designed by Kendall herself; | 3 |
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| WHEREAS, Kendall has raised money and sent it to a village | 5 |
| in Zambia to help pay for education, food, and medicine; she | 6 |
| frequently speaks to groups about the AIDS epidemic and reaches | 7 |
| out to young people to make them aware of the crisis; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength | 9 |
| of our communities, and the overall vitality of American | 10 |
| society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young | 11 |
| people like Kendall Ciesemier who use their considerable | 12 |
| talents and resources to serve others; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 |
| congratulate Kendall Ciesemier on being a recipient of a 2007 | 16 |
| Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognizing her | 17 |
| outstanding record of volunteer service, peer leadership, and | 18 |
| community spirit, and extend our best wishes for her continued | 19 |
| success and happiness; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 |
| presented to Kendall Ciesemier as a symbol of our esteem.
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