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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of
3 the Illinois House of Representatives that the Chicago Golden
4 Apple Foundation has given out its 2001 Golden Apple Award
5 for Excellence in Teaching to deserving educators; and
6 WHEREAS, One such teacher is Devora Freeman; Devora
7 Freeman opened the Tryme Student Deli at Lawrence Hall Youth
8 Services Therapeutic Day School eleven years ago; Devora
9 Freeman is an instructor in food service and life skills at
10 the school; and
11 WHEREAS, At the restaurant, students learn about the
12 different aspects of business, from inventory control and
13 cooking to management; through the restaurant, student
14 workers gain self confidence and pride in their daily labors;
15 and
16 WHEREAS, Devora Freeman is a graduate of Senn High School
17 and Roosevelt University, where she graduated with a degree
18 in social work; she worked as a case manager, a waitress, a
19 restaurant developer, and in the frozen food business before
20 coming to Lawrence Hall in 1990; and
21 WHEREAS, In addition to working with the students in the
22 restaurant and serving between 200-250 customers, Devora
23 Freeman works in helping the students fill out job
24 applications for local restaurants; when they are not working
25 at the school, Devora Freeman and her students cater meals to
26 clients such as the Steppenwolf Theater and the Chicago Board
27 of Education; therefore, be it
28 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
29 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
30 we congratulate Devora Freeman on receiving the Golden Apple
31 Award for Excellence in Teaching; and be it further
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1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Devora Freeman as a symbol of our esteem.