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92_HR0089
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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in
4 the history of organizations in the State of Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, The Society for the Preservation of Human
6 Dignity celebrates its 30th anniversary on April 21, 2001;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, The Society for the Preservation of Human
9 Dignity was incorporated in the State of Illinois on April
10 21, 1971 by founder Marion Stocker; it is the oldest
11 pregnancy help center in the State of Illinois; and
12 WHEREAS, Over the past 30 years, the Society for the
13 Preservation of Human Dignity has grown from a phone help
14 line, to a full blown social service agency that is dedicated
15 to providing professional counseling, support services and
16 education to anyone facing decisions relating to pregnancy
17 and its challenges; the Society serves over 2000 clients per
18 year at its Palatine facility through intervention; and
19 WHEREAS, The Society of the Preservation of Human Dignity
20 also serves over 8,000 high school students through a
21 prevention program called "The Independence Highway", this
22 program is dedicated to educate and teach life skills that
23 will help teens build healthy relationships and protect their
24 bodies, emotions and future goals by choosing to postpone
25 sexual involvement until marriage; and
26 WHEREAS, Marion Stocker founded the Society for the
27 Preservation of Human Dignity based on the premise that women
28 who were faced with an unplanned pregnancy did not have to
29 seek an abortion; she has established a successful network of
30 caring individuals and community resources that has helped
31 women in the State of Illinois for 30 years; therefore, be it
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1 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3 we honor the Society for the Preservation of Human Dignity
4 for its 30 years of dedicated service to women facing
5 decisions relating to pregnancy and its challenges; and be it
6 further
7 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8 presented to the Society for the Preservation of Human
9 Dignity as an expression of our esteem.