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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Evelyn Young,
4executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of
5Bloomington-Normal, on her new job as the executive director of
6the Downtown Porter Branch at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater
7Memphis, Tennessee; and
 
8    WHEREAS, She opened the Boys & Girls Club of
9Bloomington-Normal in 1992 and has served as the executive
10director since its inception; and
 
11    WHEREAS, The community is losing a valued asset in Evelyn
12Young, who has worked for 34 years with the Boys & Girls Clubs
13in various locales, including Danville and Omaha, Nebraska; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Memphis Boys & Girls Clubs have 6 facilities,
15serve over 7,000 children and teens, and have a large operating
16budget; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Boys & Girls Clubs provide after-school and summer
18programs for youth, including homework assistance, music,
19sports, and recreation programs; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In addition to her duties at the Boys & Girls

 

 

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1Club, she has also been a foster parent through the Department
2of Children and Family Services of Bloomington-Normal; worked
3as a permanent volunteer at the Illinois Department of
4Corrections, in Lincoln; worked with the McLean County Child
5Protection Network Court as an Appointed Special Advocate
6(CASA); and has served on the Normal Human Relations Commission
7for 14 years, and currently serves as Chairperson; therefore,
8be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11we congratulate Evelyn Young on her new position and thank her
12for her years of service to the young people of
13Bloomington-Normal; and be it further
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15presented to Evelyn Young as a symbol of our respect and
16esteem.