Full Text of HR1006 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Carol Gieske for being | 4 | | named the 2018 Woman of the Year by the Altrusa International | 5 | | Club of Elgin, Inc.; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Carol Gieske is a Certified Fund Raising Executive | 7 | | (CFRE) and has dedicated her career to Elgin; for over 20 | 8 | | years, she provided strong, innovative, and collaborative | 9 | | leadership to the United Way of Elgin; she served as president | 10 | | for 15 years; while in that role, and with a team of | 11 | | extraordinary staff and volunteers, she successfully raised | 12 | | more than $44 million dollars to assist those in need through | 13 | | the Elgin social service network; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Carol Gieske served as President of the Provena | 15 | | Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation (now Presence) and | 16 | | successfully raised funds for the hospital's first capital | 17 | | campaign in more than 40 years, which resulted in the new | 18 | | state-of-the art Bob and Edna Meadows Cancer Care Center and | 19 | | the new heart center; the hospital raised more than $11 million | 20 | | to accomplish this goal; both centers have made a difference in | 21 | | the healthcare needs of the community; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, In her current position as President of the Elgin |
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| 1 | | Area Chamber of Commerce, Carol Gieske works closely with the | 2 | | City of Elgin staff, connects with Elgin City Council members, | 3 | | and serves with prestigious Chamber board members who represent | 4 | | important community businesses, including Motorola, IHC, Lamp | 5 | | Incorporated, Shales McNutt, AT&T, the Village of South Elgin, | 6 | | Grand Victoria Casino, Elgin Community College, Gail Borden | 7 | | Library, S.D. District U46, Advocate Sherman Hospital, | 8 | | Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, and various financial | 9 | | institutions and manufacturing firms; she collaborates, | 10 | | promotes, and assists the majority of entrepreneurs who are | 11 | | Chamber members; she continually recognizes members for their | 12 | | achievements, through the annual "high five" awards, volunteer | 13 | | luncheons, and business referral networks; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Through the Chamber, Carol Gieske is actively | 15 | | involved in the Small Business Academy, the CEO Unplugged | 16 | | series, and a multitude of ribbon cuttings, business after | 17 | | hours, and economic development meetings and functions; under | 18 | | her leadership, the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce was named | 19 | | among the top three percent of all Chambers nationwide and also | 20 | | acquired the United States Chamber Accreditation; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Carol Gieske is an ethical, hard-working, | 22 | | organized, and supportive leader; she has always volunteered | 23 | | for other organizations in the greater Elgin community; she was | 24 | | the first female member inducted into the Elgin Noon Rotary |
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| 1 | | Club, where she also served as President; she chairs the Elgin | 2 | | Advisory Board to the VNA Health Care; she has been an integral | 3 | | part of the award-winning Elgin Area Leadership Academy since | 4 | | its inception and is also a graduate of EALA and remains on its | 5 | | steering committee; she is on the boards of the Alignment | 6 | | Collaborative for Education, the City of Elgin Parks and | 7 | | Recreation Foundation, the Elgin Community College Foundation, | 8 | | the Fox West Philanthropy Network, the Illinois Comptroller's | 9 | | Women's Advisory Board, and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth's | 10 | | Advisory Committee on Small Business; she is also a member of | 11 | | the women's professional organization, WIM Fox Valley; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Carol Gieske has given back to her community | 13 | | generously through her leadership, volunteer commitments, and | 14 | | professional collaborations; she has maintained ethical | 15 | | practices and is known as a role model for everyone in | 16 | | business; she and her husband, Patrick, have two sons; | 17 | | therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 19 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 | | congratulate Carol Gieske on being named the 2018 Woman of the | 21 | | Year, and we commend her for her contributions to her community | 22 | | and the State of Illinois; and be it further
| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Carol Gieske as an expression of our esteem and | 2 | | respect.
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