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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kathleen McGlynn, an esteemed resident of |
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| Belleville and an exceptional student at Althoff Catholic High |
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| School, has achieved national recognition for exemplary |
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| volunteer service by receiving a 2008 Prudential Spirit of |
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| Community Award; and
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| WHEREAS, This prestigious award, presented by Prudential |
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| Financial in partnership with the National Association of |
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| Secondary School Principals, honors young volunteers across |
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| America who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to |
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| serving their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Kathleen McGlynn earned this award by giving |
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| generously of her time and energy to create more than 100 |
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| recipes for children with common stomach disorders, compiling |
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| many of them in a cookbook titled "Yummies for Sensitive |
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| Tummies"; she also designed a website to educate children with |
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| sensitive stomachs about healthy food and lifestyle choices; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Inspired by her sister's digestive problems, and |
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| her own struggles with back pain, Kathleen McGlynn experimented |
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| with different foods to see how her sister would tolerate them, |
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| then researched her ailments, interviewed various dietitians |
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| and medical professionals, compiled lists of nonirritating |
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| foods, and recruited volunteer taste-testers for her recipes, a |
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| daunting task that Ms. McGlynn pursued with great vigor; and
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| WHEREAS, As a State honoree, Kathleen McGlynn will receive |
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| $1000, an engraved silver medallion, and an all-expense paid |
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| trip to Washington, D.C. to take part in several national |
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| recognition events; and
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| WHEREAS, The success of the State of Illinois, the strength |
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| of this State's communities, and the overall vitality of our |
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| society depend, in great measure, upon the dedication of young |
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| people like Kathleen McGlynn, who use their considerable |
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| talents and resources to serve others; 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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| congratulate Kathleen McGlynn on the occasion of receiving a |
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| 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Award, recognize her |
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| outstanding volunteer work, and wish her continued success and |
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| happiness in 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 Kathleen McGlynn as a symbol of our esteem and |
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| respect.
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