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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Mundelein
4 After School Coalition on the occasion of its winning a
5 Governor's Home Town Award for 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are given by the
7 Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to
8 diverse volunteer efforts across the State; the awards are
9 given in eight categories, based on community population; and
 
10     WHEREAS, As a spin-off of the Lake County After School
11 Coalition, which is co-chaired by Mundelein Police Chief,
12 Raymond J. Rose, and State Representative Kathleen A. Ryg, the
13 Mundelein After School Coalition was developed in 2004 to
14 further the community's commitment to provide a preventive,
15 alternative method to reduce crime and protect young people by
16 promoting healthy after school activities and by reducing
17 juvenile crime during "out-of-school" time; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Mundelein After School Coalition was founded
19 under the direction of Mundelein Police Chief, Raymond J. Rose,
20 along with several community leaders from the Village of
21 Mundelein, the Mundelein Park District, the Fremont Public
22 Library, Omni Youth Services, and Mundelein High School; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The programs of the Mundelein After School
2 Coalition work with children in three elementary school
3 districts, one public high school district, and one private
4 parochial school to design and organize after school
5 activities, such as dances, character-building sessions, and
6 various community events in the effort to prevent delinquency
7 by giving young people alternatives to drugs, gangs, and other
8 negative elements and to promote positive youth development;
9 and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Village of Mundelein has received 15
11 Governor's Home Town Awards for its various programs since
12 1995, winning prizes nine years in a row, making Mundelein one
13 of the program's most recognized communities since the
14 Governor's Home Town Award program was started in 1982; and
 
15     WHEREAS, A commemorative plaque and road signs will be
16 presented to representatives of the Mundelein After School
17 Coalition in Springfield on November 27, 2007 in recognition of
18 its many contributions to the children of the Village of
19 Mundelein; therefore, be it
 
20     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
21 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
22 congratulate the members of the Mundelein After School

 

 

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1 Coalition on the occasion of winning a Governor's Home Town
2 Award and wish them continued success in their future
3 endeavors; and be it further
 
4     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5 presented to the Mundelein After School Coalition and Mundelein
6 Police Chief, Raymond J. Rose, as a symbol of our esteem and
7 respect.