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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor milestone dates in the
4 history of organizations in the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Evangelical Child & Family Agency (ECFA) is
6 a non-profit corporation which provides adoption services,
7 foster care, pregnancy support services, and individual and
8 family counseling services in the Chicago area; and
9 WHEREAS, ECFA will celebrate 50 years of service on May
10 1, 2000; and
11 WHEREAS, ECFA began in 1950 when a new born baby was
12 found abandoned in a cardboard box on the steps of Moody
13 Bible Institute in Chicago; ECFA has since found homes for
14 nearly 20,000 children, and has helped families and
15 individuals in the Chicago area in matters of the family; and
16 WHEREAS, ECFA operates out of three offices in Chicago
17 and its suburbs, as well as in the state of Wisconsin; the
18 staff and many volunteers at ECFA are committed to providing
19 the best service and aid available to those that have need;
20 and
21 WHEREAS, Ken Withrow, Executive Director of the
22 Evangelical Child & Family Agency, his staff, the volunteers
23 at ECFA, friends and supporters of ECFA, and clients of the
24 agency will celebrate the 50th anniversary of ECFA on May 5,
25 2000; therefore, be it
26 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
27 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
28 we congratulate the Evangelical Child & Family Agency of
29 Chicago, Illinois, on the 50th anniversary of service to
30 children and families; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Ken Withrow, Executive Director of ECFA.