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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to honor Kim Hunter for her work 
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with the Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Douglas County Medical Reserve Corps was 
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started in 2003, when Kim Hunter, the Douglas County Health 
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Department's health educator, applied for a grant to fund and 
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launch the Douglas County MRC; the funding continued until it 
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was cut in 2006; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kim Hunter has served as the grant writer, 
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promoter, and recruiter for the Douglas County Medical Reserve 
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Corps since its inception; she has been actively involved in 
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the grassroots efforts for the recruitment, training, and 
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equipping of the MRC's members and has built the MRC from its 
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conceptual stages to its current incarnation, an experienced 
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organization with over 100 members; the group currently 
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provides services such as first aid support for local events, 
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immunizations, and school physicals; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kim Hunter led the Douglas County Medical Reserve 
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Corps volunteers during the group's first big venture, the 
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Strategic National Stockpile Drill, helping to shape them into 
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a professional unit; she also led the charge of dedicated 
 


 






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Medical Reserve Corps volunteers into the disaster areas of 
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Hurricanes Ivan and Frances in 2004 and Hurricanes Katrina and 
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Rita in 2005, partnering with such groups as the Red Cross and 
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FEMA to provide aid to those affected by those tragic events; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kim Hunter's reputation for excellence has also 
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been noticed by the national Medical Reserve Corps, who invited 
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her to speak at their annual conferences in 2004 and 2005; she 
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also attends the conferences every year in order to strengthen 
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the MRC's resources and contacts; and she has served as the 
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Co-Chair of the Illinois Medical Reserve Corps; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Kim Hunter's dedication to her profession and 
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willingness to serve her community make her a model for the 
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people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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honor Kim Hunter for her work with the Douglas County Medical 
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Reserve Corps and wish her continued success and happiness in 
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the future; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Kim Hunter as an symbol of our esteem and respect.