HR1302 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Chelsea Steck for being named First Place Honoree for the Union League Club of Chicago's Democracy in Action Award; and

WHEREAS, Chelsea Steck is a senior at West Chicago Community High School; during her sophomore and senior years of high school she was a student in the Community Leadership class, which requires a student to complete a minimum of sixty hours of service learning in the community; Chelsea went beyond the minimum requirements and is currently serving on a presidential campaign; and

WHEREAS, She has participated in rallies concerning the war in Iraq and has volunteered to serve as an election judge through the First Judge Program; in addition, she mentors children who are political refugees to the United States through World Relief and serves the homeless through the P.A.D.S. program; and

WHEREAS, She has a willingness to get involved and models this behavior to her peers, encouraging them to get involved as well; and

WHEREAS, She has been an contributor to the WeGo2Africa program at her school; the program informs students of the conditions in Africa, particularly Angola; through the program, Chelsea has organized fundraisers and written a missions statement along with her classmates to promote the program; and

WHEREAS, In addition, Chelsea and her classmates set a goal to raise over $13,000 to send a shipping container to Angola; they designed literacy posters and rag dolls for Angolan children and have almost accomplished the goal that they made for themselves; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chelsea Steck on being named First Place Honoree and commend her for her hard work and devotion to making the world a better place to live; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chelsea Steck as a symbol of our respect.