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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Mundelein Fire
4Chief Tim Sashko for receiving the "2013 Most Innovative Blood
5Drive Coordinator Award" from the Illinois Coalition of
6Community Blood Centers; and
 
7    WHEREAS, In 2008, because of his desire to help his
8community and his competitive nature, Chief Sashko developed
9the Firefighters' Blood Donor Challenge; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In its first year, 3 Lake County fire departments
11took part in the Challenge; and
 
12    WHEREAS, By 2012, 36 fire departments were participating in
13the Challenge and collected over 3,148 units of blood in a
14single year; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Since its inception under Chief's Sashko's
16leadership, the Firefighter Challenge has expanded from Lake
17County to a statewide effort and the Firefighter Blood Donor
18Challenge has increased 700%; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Chief Sashko has helped bring the "Partners in
20Savings Lives" program, which educates high school students on

 

 

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1the importance of becoming life long donors, to Mundelein High
2School, which now because of his efforts, host 4 annual blood
3drives, collecting an average of 700 units of blood; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Chief Sashko works to insure one drive each month
5is held in his community so that donors have a consistent and
6convenient place to donate; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Chief Sashko reaches beyond the fire departments
8and encourages community groups to also join in the Firefighter
9Blood Donor Challenge; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Chief Sashko hosted a bone marrow drive and
11successfully added 82 members to the National Bone Marrow
12Registry; and
 
13    WHEREAS, In 2013, LifeSource nominated Chief Sashko as the
14"2013 Most Innovative Blood Drive Coordinator" in a statewide
15competition hosted by the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood
16Centers; therefore, be it
 
17    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
18NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
19we congratulate Chief Tim Sashko for receiving the "2013 Most
20Innovative Blood Drive Coordinator Award", commend him for his
21selfless service and dedication to saving lives in his

 

 

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1community, and wish him continued success in promoting blood
2donation; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4presented to Chief Sashko as a symbol of our respect and
5esteem.