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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the administration and
4staff of The Courtyard on the occasion of the organization's
525th anniversary of supporting Wellness House; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Courtyard was started in 1991 by eight women
7whose lives were touched by cancer, to provide ongoing
8financial support for the then one-year-old Wellness House; the
9group provides Wellness House with monthly proceeds between
10other fundraising efforts and serves as a community
11representative of Wellness House and supporter of the
12community; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Courtyard has generated more than $4 million
14in proceeds to Wellness House; volunteers from the Courtyard
15have donated more than 100,000 hours, a value of $2 million;
16and
 
17    WHEREAS, The Courtyard is now supported by more than 60
18volunteers, more than a dozen of whom come in on Mondays when
19it is closed to help price and process new items and then
20assist in staging the shop into the beautiful vignettes for
21which they are known; more than 50 volunteers serve as customer
22service and sales staff providing a customer-friendly and

 

 

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1caring shopping "experience" as well as serve as liaisons for
2Wellness House providing information about Wellness House and
3its programs; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Terri Barrett, Peggy Claffo, Anne Emmons, Cindy
5Fick, Laura Mueller, Merry Newman, Genie Nowak, Sue Gelman,
6Margaret Stocker, Marie Trader, Mary Ann Ryan, Monique Walters,
7Sheila Botti, Nancy Keenan, and Kathy Ryan have been with The
8Courtyard since its very first year; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The administration and staff of The Courtyard
10serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the
11people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
14congratulate the administration and staff of The Courtyard on
15the occasion of the organization's 25th anniversary of
16supporting Wellness House and wish them continued success and
17happiness in the future; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to The Courtyard as a symbol of our esteem and
20respect.