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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Veterans Assistance
4Commission of Kendall County (VACKC) on the occasion of its 20
5years in service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The VACKC, in response to the need in the local
7veteran community for financial assistance and processing
8Veterans Affairs (VA) claims, was founded in December 2002;
9and
 
10    WHEREAS, Pursuant to the Military Veterans Assistance Act
11(MVAA), the VACKC has served since its inception as the
12central office in providing needed services to Kendall
13County's veterans and their families; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The staff of the VACKC works diligently in the
15community to educate veterans and their families about the
16resources available to them, thereby significantly increasing
17awareness of both the office and veterans issues over the last
18several years; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the VACKC has assisted
20veterans and their families in a number of ways, including
21thwarting numerous evictions and home foreclosures, retaining

 

 

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1or restoring electricity and heating, and providing financial
2assistance to veterans and their families for food and
3necessities; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Federal dollars paid to Kendall County veterans
5or their survivors through VA compensation and pension
6benefits now totals more than $21 million per year, just shy of
7$2 million in new monies this year-to-date; and
 
8    WHEREAS, In terms of the VACKC's return on investment to
9the community, for every taxpayer dollar levied to the
10organization, just over $66.00 is brought back to Kendall
11County through VA benefits earned and acquired by veterans
12through the efforts of VACKC staff; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we congratulate the Veterans Assistance Commission of Kendall
16County (VACKC) on its 20th anniversary and wish the
17organization continued success in the years to come; and be it
18further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
20presented to the VACKC as an expression of our esteem and
21respect.