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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, This year the Young Men's Christian Association
3 (YMCA) will celebrate 150 years of service to young men and
4 women across the country; their mission "to put Christian
5 principles into practice through programs that build healthy
6 spirit, mind and body for all" is still as important today as
7 it was all those years ago; and
8 WHEREAS, The YMCA serves 17.5 million people in
9 communities across the United States; the programs include
10 teen clubs, sports leagues, family nights, community service
11 projects, gang prevention programs, and many others; and
12 WHEREAS, The YMCA reaches 9 million kids and teens in
13 nonschool hours; the YMCA is the nation's largest provider of
14 child care; 443 YMCAs work with juvenile courts; 323 work
15 with public housing developments; 1,626 work with elementary
16 schools; and 1,197 work with high schools; last year the YMCA
17 raised $693 million for scholarships, subsidies, and other
18 community services; and
19 WHEREAS, The YMCA is volunteer-founded, volunteer-based,
20 and volunteer-led; more than 600,000 volunteers work together
21 to keep the YMCA meeting the needs of the community; and
22 WHEREAS, Programs at the YMCA include health and fitness,
23 camping, night schools, swimming lessons, lifesaving
24 programs, and many others; basketball, volleyball, and
25 racquetball were all invented at YMCAs; and the YMCA
26 encourages healthy living through their many fitness and
27 sports programs; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate the men and women who make up the YMCA; we
31 wish everyone who is a part of this vital organization a
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1 happy 150th anniversary, and continued good wishes for the
2 future.