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HR1325 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION

2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Ted Little for
4 receiving the "2012 Best School Blood Drive Coordinator Award"
5 from the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers; and

6     WHEREAS, In 2001, Ted Little began overseeing the
7 organization of annual blood drives at the Universal Technical
8 Institute in Glen Dale Heights; and

9     WHEREAS, Prior to each drive, Ted ensures that the students
10 in 33 classes at UTI are visited by Heartland Blood Center
11 recruiters along with himself, so students understand the
12 importance of voluntary blood donation; and

13     WHEREAS, Ted works over 14 hours the day of the blood
14 drives starting at 6:00 a.m. by welcoming the set-up team,
15 cheering on donors throughout the day, and staying until after
16 the last donation is collected at 7:30 p.m. and the collection
17 team is ready to leave; and

18     WHEREAS, Under Ted's leadership, blood drives at UTI have
19 expanded to the point were 2 mobile coaches are needed in
20 addition to the 19 collection beds set up inside the facility,
21 along with 50 Heartland employees to keep up with the

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1 overwhelming number of donors he recruits; and

2     WHEREAS, Ted's most recent 2012 blood drive brought in 326
3 units of blood including 219 first time donors; and

4     WHEREAS, Ted has been responsible for the collection of
5 over 4000 units of blood at UTI during the past 11 years; and

6     WHEREAS, The results of Ted's efforts will continue to be
7 seen for years to come because of the critical role school
8 blood drives play in cultivating lifetime donors; and

9     WHEREAS, In 2012, Heartland Blood Centers nominated Ted
10 Little as the "Best School Blood Drive Coordinator" in a
11 state-wide competition hosted by the Illinois Coalition of
12 Community Blood Centers; therefore, be it

13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we commend Ted Little for his selfless service to his community
16 and his strong commitment to his students; and be it further

17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Ted Little as a symbol of our respect and esteem.

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