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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Students at St. Patrick School in Decatur recently
3 collected 25,000 pounds of food for the WSOY Community Food
4 Drive in Decatur; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The students built pyramids from the thousands of
6 cans they brought in as a reminder of the food drive and the
7 food pyramid guidelines for healthy eating; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Students also had the incentive of a non-uniform
9 day if they met their goal of collecting 10,000 pounds of food;
10 in addition to the competition, students enjoyed knowing that
11 they were able to help others through their food collection;
12 and
 
13     WHEREAS, They placed first out of 51 schools that
14 participated in the drive and received a $2,500 prize for their
15 efforts; and
 
16     WHEREAS, All of the food donated to the WSOY Community Food
17 Drive went to food pantries sponsored by the Salvation Army and
18 Catholic Charities; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Ms. Margaret Wood and her eighth grade class
20 brought in the most pounds of food; and
 
21     WHEREAS, The principal of St. Patrick School is Terri Voss;
22 therefore, be it
 
23     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we recognize the hard work and generosity of the students,
26 faculty, and staff of St. Patrick School; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1 presented to St. Patrick School as an expression of our esteem.