HR0966 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Janice Guzon of Hoffman Estates for winning the 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award; and

WHEREAS, Janice Guzon is a 16-year old senior at St. Viator High School; and

WHEREAS, Janice Guzon won the 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her efforts with a charitable organization that she founded out of her high school, EYEsee, which is devoted to helping improve access to eyeglasses in less-developed countries by collecting eyeglasses in North America and delivering them to places where they are needed, such as Latin America and Asia; and

WHEREAS, With the help of such partners as EyeCare WeCare Foundation, Inc., Physicians for Peace, and Canvasback Missions, Inc., EYEsee has helped 7,000 people receive eyeglasses in Haiti, Honduras, the Philippines, Venezuela, Congo, and several Pacific Island nations; the organization has also set an ambitious goal to collect 14,000 pairs of eyeglasses and deliver them overseas in 2010; and

WHEREAS, Janice Guzon was inspired to found EYEsee after she was diagnosed with Type I diabetes at a young age; after learning that blurred vision and other eyesight problems are common side effects of diabetes, she was inspired to help improve access to quality eye care to residents of countries that did not have proper access to eye care and where a pair of glasses would be prohibitively expensive to most people; and

WHEREAS, In addition to her efforts with EYEsee, Janice Guzon is also active in other activities in her community; she was the recipient of a regional award from the Coca-Cola Scholars Program and is under consideration for a national award as well; she serves as a Youth Board Advisor for the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint venture between the Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association that focuses on solving the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States; she also serves as the editor-in-chief for the St. Viator High School newspaper, the Viator Voice; and

WHEREAS, Janice Guzon serves as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Janice Guzon for winning the 2010 Prudential Spirit of Community Award and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Janice Guzon as a symbol of our esteem and respect.