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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Christopher Joel L.
4Cabalfin on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin is a member of Boy Scouts of
6America Troop 290; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin's Eagle Scout project was to
8collect humanitarian goods such as underwear, toothpaste,
9shampoo, and garbage bags for WINGS (Women In Need Growing
10Stronger), whose mission is to provide housing, services,
11education, and advocacy to end domestic violence; he set up
12three donation drives on different Saturdays in April around
13Hoffman Estates; all monetary donations were given to WINGS to
14put towards their programs; he advertised his project through
15the combined efforts of his troop, his family and friends, his
16high school, and the Hoffman Estates Chamber Of Commerce;
17physical and digital posters helped raise awareness and a large
18blue tent on the side of Golf Road and multiple poster boards
19accompanied by silly dancing by his fellow scouts also helped
20attract attention; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin has been a part of many
22exciting opportunities while being a member of Troop 290; he

 

 

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1has taken summer trips to Camp Napowan in Wild Rose, Wisconsin
2and slept aboard the USS Silversides, a decommissioned
3submarine on display in Muskegon, Wisconsin; in 2017, he
4attended the National Scout Jamboree; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin is a Brotherhood member of
6the Order of the Arrow; for years, he was Troop 290's
7representative for the Order of the Arrow; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin graduated from Hoffman
9Estates High School; he currently attends Triton College in
10Melrose Park, with plans to earn an Associate's Degree in
11Applied Science in Automotive Technology and then transfer to
12Southern Illinois University and earn a Bachelor's of Science
13in Automotive Technology; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Christopher Cabalfin will be honored at an Eagle
15Scout Court of Honor on November 30, 2019; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we congratulate Christopher Joel L. Cabalfin on achieving the
19rank of Eagle Scout, and we wish him the best in all his future
20endeavors; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

 

 

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1presented to Christopher Cabalfin as a symbol of our respect
2and esteem.