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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national nonprofit charitable
3organization with a diverse membership comprised of local civic
4clubs located throughout the United States dedicated to
5inspiring mobility and independence for people with
6disabilities by performing community service, providing
7Amtryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities,
8and providing scholarships for therapists; and
 
9    WHEREAS, There are 14 Ambucs Chapters located in the State
10of Illinois and devoted to the mission of National Ambucs,
11namely, Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana Ambucs,
12Danville Ambucs, Decatur-Lincolnland Ambucs, Jacksonville
13Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, Rock River Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs,
14Sullivan Ambucs, Windy City Ambucs, I-80 Ottawa Ambucs, Greater
15Champaign County Ambucs, Grundy Area Ambucs, and South Eastern
16Ambucs; and
 
17    WHEREAS, The number of Ambucs actively involved in their
18local and national Ambucs Chapters in the State of Illinois
19totals 646, with the largest Ambucs Chapter in the entire
20National Ambucs network being the Springfield Ambucs Chapter
21with 205 members and friends; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout

 

 

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1the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands
2of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of
3dollars of monetary gifts toward providing Amtrykes to disabled
4children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building
5ramps for disabled persons, and numerous other deserving local
6and national projects; therefore, be it
 
7    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
8HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
9we declare April 2019 Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of
10Illinois to honor the accomplishments, unequaled charitable
11giving, and selfless contributions of the individual Ambucs and
12Ambuc Chapters throughout the State.