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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The first Parent Appreciation Day occurred on the |
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| first Saturday of August of 2003; community leader Alonzo |
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| Stewart of Romeoville thought it would be nice for kids to, in |
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| some fashion, thank their parents; in 2004, Parent Appreciation |
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| Day was moved to its permanent home on the second Saturday of |
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| August; and
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| WHEREAS, Parent Appreciation Day has become a staple in |
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| Romeoville, and the event and its organizer has received high |
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| praise from participants, business partners, and colleagues; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Recognizing a statewide Parent Appreciation Day |
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| would encourage communities to use their creativity, their |
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| natural resources (residents), and their commitment to a safe, |
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| pleasant place to live, work, and shop to craft their very own |
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| recognition event to appreciate parents and adults; and
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| WHEREAS, Youth, community groups, or schools can lead |
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| initiatives; the process of creating, designing, and |
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| implementing the event will foster growth, teamwork, and |
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| leadership among all involved; this will return exponential |
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| benefits to the community as civic awareness and feelings of |
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| ownership in the community's future increase; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the second |
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| Saturday of August as Parent Appreciation Day with activities |
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| in communities across the State; this will be a time for |
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| communities to join hands and hearts to pass the baton of |
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| appreciation to our new generations of young leaders.
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