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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and partners from various
3non-profit agencies and businesses that provide services to
4senior adults throughout the year combine their efforts every
5year for the "Be a Santa to a Senior" community service
6program; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The volunteers of the "Be a Santa to a Senior"
8program make a positive impact on their communities by
9providing much-needed holiday cheer and giving of gifts to
10those senior adults who are least likely to receive presents
11during the holiday season and for those who are lonely or have
12financial difficulties; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The "Be a Santa to a Senior" program and its
14volunteers donate their valuable time to eliminate the
15heartbreak of holiday isolation felt by senior adults in this
16State; nearly 28 percent of the 1,532,373 people over the age
17of 65 in Illinois live alone, with 441,869 total senior adults
18at risk of being lonely; these people can benefit from the
19generous outreach efforts of the "Be a Santa to a Senior"
20program; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Home Instead Senior Care and the partners involved
22with "Be a Santa to a Senior" share the belief that senior

 

 

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1adults should not be alone or forgotten during the holidays and
2that senior adults are instrumental in defining the communities
3we live in; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The participants in the "Be a Santa to a Senior"
5program intend to recognize and celebrate our senior adults and
6the invaluable contributions they continue to make to our
7cities, this State, and the world at large; and
 
8    WHEREAS, The citizens of the State of Illinois recognize
9that our diverse population is committed to improving the
10well-being and serenity of our communities, as well as placing
11a greater focus on our lonely elders through the "Be a Santa to
12a Senior" program; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate and thank the members of the "Be a Santa to a
16Senior" program for its contributions to the senior adults of
17this State; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That we designate the month of December 2011 as
19Be a Santa to a Senior Month in the State of Illinois in
20recognition of this wonderful program; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to a representative of the "Be a Santa to a Senior"
2program as a symbol of our esteem and respect.