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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Andrea L. Evans on her service |
| 4 | | to her community; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans retired from a career with the |
| 6 | | Bureau of Labor Statistics in 1998 and soon began volunteering |
| 7 | | in her community, wanting to make a difference; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans served as president of the |
| 9 | | Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) at Jesse Owens Community |
| 10 | | Academy for three years
and as president of the Lincoln |
| 11 | | Elementary School PTA for ten years; both PTA's received |
| 12 | | numerous awards and recognitions during her tenures as |
| 13 | | president; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans was the parent leader for Parents |
| 15 | | Anonymous of Illinois and traveled to Washington, DC to |
| 16 | | receive the Illinois parent of the year award; she was |
| 17 | | recognized by her alderman, mayor, and city council for this |
| 18 | | honor; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans was elected the first African |
| 20 | | American president of the Calumet City, Lansing and Burnham |
| 21 | | PTA; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans served as a secretary to an alderman |
| 2 | | in Calumet City and as secretary of the South Suburban Action |
| 3 | | Conference, which advocates for racial minorities in the south |
| 4 | | suburbs; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans became an employee of the Calumet |
| 6 | | Memorial Park District in 2011; she began as a front desk |
| 7 | | assistant and then was promoted to the business office as |
| 8 | | assistant to the executive director/special events |
| 9 | | coordinator; she successfully ran several events, including |
| 10 | | Black History programs, daddy/daughter dances, and back to |
| 11 | | school events; she has also chaired Christmas parties and |
| 12 | | farewell parties for retirees and ran a successful summer day |
| 13 | | camp for three years; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Andrea Evans is the associate minister at her |
| 15 | | church, God's Word Christian Center, in Calumet City, where |
| 16 | | she has been a member for 27 years; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 18 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we commend Andrea L. Evans on her service to her community and |
| 20 | | her commitment to making a difference; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |