HR0934 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national organization comprised of local civic clubs located throughout the United States dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with disabilities, by performing community service, providing AmTryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities, and providing scholarships for therapists; and

WHEREAS, There are twelve Ambucs Chapters located throughout the State of Illinois devoted to the mission of National Ambucs: Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs; and

WHEREAS, The number of Ambucs actively involved in their local and National Ambucs Chapters in the State of Illinois totals 570, with the largest Ambucs Chapter in the entire National Ambucs network being the Springfield Ambucs Chapter, with 200 members and friends; and

WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of dollars of monetary gifts to providing AmTrykes to disabled children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building ramps for disabled persons, and countless other deserving local and national projects; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we proclaim February of 2010 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs as symbols of our respect and esteem.