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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Daniel Skiroock of
4Schaumburg on the occasion of achieving the coveted rank of
5Eagle Scout; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Daniel Skiroock is a 17-year old junior at
7Schaumburg High School; he plans to attend college and study
8engineering, in the hope that he will design products that will
9help others; he and his father plan to tour the Badlands, Mt.
10Rushmore, and the Crazy Horse Memorial before returning to
11Illinois; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Daniel Skiroock has been in Scouting for 11 years;
13recently, he was working on earning his Eagle Scout rank and
14needed a worthy cause for his project; he contacted Connie
15Kaltenbach, principal of Batesland School, in the fall of 2012;
16Ms. Kaltenbach told him that they had a new school and a new
17library, which required many books to fill it; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Hearing of the needs at Batesland School, Daniel
19Skiroock decided to collect as many books as he could for his
20project, which he chose because of his love of reading and
21books; he was able to acquire a total of 6,527 books by
22enlisting the help of other Scout families, friends, and other

 

 

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1libraries; as a gesture of appreciation for his work, he was
2thanked by all of the families at the new school library; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The rank of Eagle Scout will be bestowed upon
4Daniel Skiroock by the Boy Scouts of America at a Court of
5Honor ceremony on August 31, 2013; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we congratulate congratulate Daniel Skiroock on the occasion of
9achieving the coveted rank of Eagle Scout and wish him
10continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
11further
 
12    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
13presented to Daniel Skiroock as a symbol of our esteem and
14respect.