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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, David Sidney has passionately served the Rockford
3community for the last 14 years, including the past 3 years as
4the executive director of Transform Rockford; and
 
5    WHEREAS, David Sidney has been instrumental in
6strategizing, planning, and implementing projects to drive
7community improvement and make transformative change to
8benefit Rockfordians; and
 
9    WHEREAS, David Sidney has overseen successful initiatives,
10including Ready to Learn, a collaboration of community
11resources to enhance kindergarten readiness, Great
12Neighborhoods, a program helping residents identify strengths
13in their area and work together to improve their surroundings,
14and launching the Community Scorecard, a tool designed to
15measure Rockford's success in becoming a "Top 25" community by
162025; and
 
17    WHEREAS, David Sidney has helped guide the community to
18better outcomes; in 2021, he was able to report that Rockford
19has made gains in college degree attainment, mental health
20services, the reduction of property crime, and the reduction
21of poverty; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, David Sidney has led Transform Rockford's
2collaboration both on local initiatives, including the Family
3Peace Center to combat human trafficking and support domestic
4violence survivors, and with national partners, including
5Bridges Out of Poverty to enhance knowledge of the effects of
6poverty; and
 
7    WHEREAS, David Sidney has served his community by donating
8his time as an Alignment Rockford Operating Board Member, a
9Klehm Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Planning Committee Member,
10a Rockford Mass Transit District Board of Trustees Member, and
11in many other ways; and
 
12    WHEREAS, On May 31, 2021, David Sidney will end his tenure
13as executive director of Transform Rockford; he is leaving
14behind an impressive legacy of improvement for the Rockford
15community; therefore, be it
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
17HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
18we commend David Sidney for his service and dedication to the
19Rockford community and wish him happiness and great success in
20his future efforts; and be it further
 
21    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
22presented to David Sidney as a symbol of our esteem and

 

 

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