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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and
4 employees of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (Marion),
5 Carterville Family Practice (Carterville), Neat Trim Lawn
6 Service (Carterville), McDonald's (Southern Illinois), Fast
7 Print, Fazoli's (Marion), All American Hearing of Southern
8 Illinois (Marion), East Side Lumberyard and Supply Company
9 (Herrin), Extra Help, Inc. (Marion), and Rend Lake
10 Beverages/Mountain Valley Water (Carbondale) on the occasion
11 of winning Illinois State Representative John Bradley's "Good
12 Neighbor" Businesses of the Year Award; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance of Illinois is
14 recognized for donating money, resources, and time to local
15 organizations such as Coats for Kids, Hands of Hope, Pat's
16 Kids, Angel Tree, and the Marion Ministerial Alliance; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Carterville Family Practice is recognized for
18 compassionate service, including going out of their way to
19 assist those who are uninsured or underinsured; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Neat Trim Law Service is recognized for keeping
21 prices affordable while also donating services and money to
22 local charities such as Toys for Tots, Create a Smile Dental

 

 

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1 Foundation, Carterville Lions Club, and the Williamson County
2 Child Advocacy Center; and
 
3     WHEREAS, John & Mary Moreland, owners of seven McDonald's
4 franchises, are recognized for donating regularly to local
5 charities and being involved in community activities for nearly
6 three decades; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Fast Print is recognized for donating time and
8 resources to the SI Yellow Ribbon, which sends care packages
9 and letters of encouragement to deployed military personnel and
10 their families; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Fazoli's Restaurant is recognized for donating
12 food every year to the Marion Lions Club Christmas Party, which
13 provides a meal for over 60 special needs children and their
14 teachers; and
 
15     WHEREAS, All American Hearing of Southern Illinois is
16 recognized for donating over $500,000, services, and time to
17 provide 140 children at the Marion School for the Hearing
18 Impaired with digital hearing aids along with other
19 contributions to local charities; and
 
20     WHEREAS, East Side Lumberyard Supply Company is recognized
21 for investing in the economic future of the City of Herrin by

 

 

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1 maintaining and enhancing the building for the new Natural
2 Enrichment Industries facility; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Extra Help, Inc. is recognized for donating time,
4 money, and energy to charities throughout the region, such as
5 the American Heart Association, Women's Center, Poshard
6 Foundation, Lighthouse Homeless Shelter, Salvation Army, and
7 several local chambers of commerce; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Rend Lake Beverages/Mountain Valley Water is
9 recognized for donating money, supplies, food, and other
10 products for local charity events and fundraisers and donating
11 SIU football tickets to local youth groups; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The commitment and dedication shown by the owners
13 and employees of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois (Marion),
14 Carterville Family Practice (Carterville), Neat Trim Lawn
15 Service (Carterville), McDonald's (Southern Illinois), Fast
16 Print, Fazoli's (Marion), All American Hearing of Southern
17 Illinois (Marion), East Side Lumberyard and Supply Company
18 (Herrin), Extra Help, Inc. (Marion), and Rend Lake
19 Beverages/Mountain Valley Water (Carbondale) make their
20 businesses a model for the organizations and citizens of the
21 State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
22     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2 congratulate the owners and employees of Blue Cross/Blue Shield
3 of Illinois (Marion), Carterville Family Practice
4 (Carterville), Neat Trim Lawn Service (Carterville),
5 McDonald's (Southern Illinois), Fast Print, Fazoli's (Marion),
6 All American Hearing of Southern Illinois (Marion), East Side
7 Lumberyard and Supply Company (Herrin), Extra Help, Inc.
8 (Marion), and Rend Lake Beverages/Mountain Valley Water
9 (Carbondale) on the occasion of winning Illinois State
10 Representative John Bradley's "Good Neighbor" Businesses of
11 the Year Award and wish them continued success and happiness in
12 the future; and be it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to a representative of each business as a symbol of
15 our esteem and respect.