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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Northwestern University Dance Marathon is one of
3the largest entirely student-run philanthropic causes in the
4world; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Nearly 40,000 children are born with a congenital
6heart defect in the United States each year; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Children's Heart Foundation, the only
8non-profit organization created exclusively to raise funds for
9vital congenital heart defect research, is the Northwestern
10University Dance Marathon's 2011 primary beneficiary; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Thousands of members of the Northwestern
12University and Chicago community will come together to
13participate in a 30-hour non-stop danceathon at the culmination
14of a year-long quest to raise funds and awareness for The
15Children's Heart Foundation and the Evanston Community
16Foundation on March 4-6, 2011; and
 
17    WHEREAS, 2011 marks the 37th annual celebration of
18Northwestern University Dance Marathon, held in Evanston, and
19the organizers' commitment to unite Northwestern University
20and nearby communities through education and philanthropic
21fundraising; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we support the mission and spirit of Northwestern University
4Dance Marathon, congratulate the dancers, supporters, and
5beneficiaries, and invite all people to join in celebrating the
6pride, potential, and power of the Northwestern University
7Dance Marathon and The Children's Heart Foundation on the
8weekend of March 4-6, 2011.