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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Kim Hunter for her work
4 with the Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps was
6 started in 2003, when Kim Hunter, the Douglas County Health
7 Department's health educator, applied for a grant to fund and
8 launch the Douglas County MRC; the funding continued until it
9 was cut in 2006; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Kim Hunter has served as the grant writer,
11 promoter, and recruiter for the Douglas County Medical Reserve
12 Corps since its inception; she has been actively involved in
13 the grassroots efforts for the recruitment, training, and
14 equipping of the MRC's members and has built the MRC from its
15 conceptual stages to its current incarnation, an experienced
16 organization with over 100 members; the group currently
17 provides services such as first aid support for local events,
18 immunizations, and school physicals; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Kim Hunter led the Douglas County Medical Reserve
20 Corps volunteers during the group's first big venture, the
21 Strategic National Stockpile Drill, helping to shape them into
22 a professional unit; she also led the charge of dedicated

 

 

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1 Medical Reserve Corps volunteers into the disaster areas of
2 Hurricanes Ivan and Frances in 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and
3 Rita in 2005, partnering with such groups as the Red Cross and
4 FEMA to provide aid to those affected by those tragic events;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Kim Hunter's reputation for excellence has also
7 been noticed by the national Medical Reserve Corps, who invited
8 her to speak at their annual conferences in 2004 and 2005; she
9 also attends the conferences every year in order to strengthen
10 the MRC's resources and contacts; and she has served as the
11 Co-Chair of the Illinois Medical Reserve Corps; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Kim Hunter's dedication to her profession and
13 willingness to serve her community make her a model for the
14 people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 honor Kim Hunter for her work with the Douglas County Medical
18 Reserve Corps and wish her continued success and happiness in
19 the future; and be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to Kim Hunter as an symbol of our esteem and respect.