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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 congratulate Chelsea Steck for 
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being named First Place Honoree for the Union League Club of 
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Chicago's Democracy in Action Award; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Chelsea Steck is a senior at West Chicago 
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Community High School; during her sophomore and senior years of 
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high school she was a student in the Community Leadership 
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class, which requires a student to complete a minimum of sixty 
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hours of service learning in the community; Chelsea went beyond 
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the minimum requirements and is currently serving on a 
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presidential campaign; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has participated in rallies concerning the war 
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in Iraq and has volunteered to serve as an election judge 
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through the First Judge Program; in addition, she mentors 
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children who are political refugees to the United States 
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through World Relief and serves the homeless through the 
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P.A.D.S. program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, She has a willingness to get involved and models 
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this behavior to her peers, encouraging them to get involved as 
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well; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, She has been an contributor to the WeGo2Africa 
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program at her school; the program informs students of the 
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conditions in Africa, particularly Angola; through the 
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program, Chelsea has organized fundraisers and written a 
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missions statement along with her classmates to promote the 
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program; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In addition, Chelsea and her classmates set a goal 
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to raise over $13,000 to send a shipping container to Angola; 
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they designed literacy posters and rag dolls for Angolan 
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children and have almost accomplished the goal that they made 
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for themselves; 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 Chelsea Steck on being named First Place Honoree 
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and commend her for her hard work and devotion to making the 
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world a better place to live; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Chelsea Steck as a symbol of our respect.