HR0834 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Mundelein After School Coalition on the occasion of its winning a Governor's Home Town Award for 2007; and

WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are given by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to diverse volunteer efforts across the State; the awards are given in eight categories, based on community population; and

WHEREAS, As a spin-off of the Lake County After School Coalition, which is co-chaired by Mundelein Police Chief, Raymond J. Rose, and State Representative Kathleen A. Ryg, the Mundelein After School Coalition was developed in 2004 to further the community's commitment to provide a preventive, alternative method to reduce crime and protect young people by promoting healthy after school activities and by reducing juvenile crime during "out-of-school" time; and

WHEREAS, The Mundelein After School Coalition was founded under the direction of Mundelein Police Chief, Raymond J. Rose, along with several community leaders from the Village of Mundelein, the Mundelein Park District, the Fremont Public Library, Omni Youth Services, and Mundelein High School; and

WHEREAS, The programs of the Mundelein After School Coalition work with children in three elementary school districts, one public high school district, and one private parochial school to design and organize after school activities, such as dances, character-building sessions, and various community events in the effort to prevent delinquency by giving young people alternatives to drugs, gangs, and other negative elements and to promote positive youth development; and

WHEREAS, The Village of Mundelein has received 15 Governor's Home Town Awards for its various programs since 1995, winning prizes nine years in a row, making Mundelein one of the program's most recognized communities since the Governor's Home Town Award program was started in 1982; and

WHEREAS, A commemorative plaque and road signs will be presented to representatives of the Mundelein After School Coalition in Springfield on November 27, 2007 in recognition of its many contributions to the children of the Village of Mundelein; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Mundelein After School Coalition on the occasion of winning a Governor's Home Town Award and wish them continued success in their future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Mundelein After School Coalition and Mundelein Police Chief, Raymond J. Rose, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.