Full Text of HR0892 095th General Assembly
HR0892 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 recognize the contributions of | 4 |
| Black Nurses across the State of Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, The City of Chicago's four Black Nursing | 6 |
| Associations have combined together to celebrate National | 7 |
| Black Nurses' Day; the Honorable Charles Rangel of New York in | 8 |
| 1988 was instrumental in getting the United States Congress to | 9 |
| establish the first Friday in the month of February as the day | 10 |
| to acknowledge the contributions to health care made by all | 11 |
| Black nurses; the first celebration was held on February 3, | 12 |
| 1989; and
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| WHEREAS, The four Black nursing organizations that have | 14 |
| joined hands to celebrate National Black Nurses' Day include | 15 |
| the Chicago Chapter National Black Nurses' Association, Beta Mu | 16 |
| Chapter of Lambda Pi Alpha Sorority, Alpha Eta Chapter of Chi | 17 |
| Eta Phi Nursing Sorority, Inc., and Provident Hospital Nurses' | 18 |
| Alumni Association; the Chicago Chapter National Black Nurses' | 19 |
| Association was established in 1973 under the leadership of the | 20 |
| late Rev. Christine Leak R.N.; its membership consists of RNs, | 21 |
| LPNs, and student nurses; the current President is Marion | 22 |
| Summage; and
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| WHEREAS, Beta Mu Chapter of Lambda Pi Alpha Sorority was | 2 |
| established in 1934 at Provident Hospital; this organization | 3 |
| holds the hallmark of being the first professional Black | 4 |
| Nursing Organization in the City of Chicago; the current | 5 |
| Basileus is Marilyn Parker;
Provident Hospital Nurses' Alumni | 6 |
| Association consists of graduates of Provident Hospital's | 7 |
| School of Nursing; the Alumni Association has been in existence | 8 |
| since 1891 and the current President is Louise Hoskins | 9 |
| Broadnax;
Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. is a national nursing | 10 |
| sorority for nurses and nursing students that was organized | 11 |
| October 16, 1932 at Freedman's Hospital in Washington, D.C.; | 12 |
| Alpha Eta Chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. was established | 13 |
| in Chicago in 1980 and the current President is Dicie Moore; | 14 |
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| WHEREAS, Black nurses practice in all areas of nursing, | 16 |
| clinical, education, administrative, research, government, and | 17 |
| private enterprise; Black nurses past and present are known for | 18 |
| providing quality health care services and they play an | 19 |
| integral role in delivering health care within the United | 20 |
| States and its territories; and
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| WHEREAS, Since February is the month that we have set aside | 22 |
| to honor the contributions made by Black Americans to this | 23 |
| country, it is only fitting that Black nurses be recognized and | 24 |
| honored for their outstanding contributions to their community |
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| and country; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 4 |
| proclaim February 1, 2008 and each first Friday in February | 5 |
| thereafter as Black Nurses Day in the State of Illinois; and be | 6 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 |
| presented to Sandra Webb-Baker, Chair of the National Black | 9 |
| Nurses' Day Committee as a symbol of our respect.
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