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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation 
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Center is part of the Job Corps of the United States Department 
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of Labor which prepares young adults, ages 16 through 24, for 
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successful careers through a career training approach which 
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integrates the teaching of academic, vocational, employability 
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skills, and social competencies through a combination of 
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classroom, practical, and vocational learning experiences to 
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prepare youth for stable, long-term, high-paying jobs or 
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further education; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a work 
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relief program for young people from unemployed families, 
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established in March 1933, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 
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that enhanced natural resources, managed forests, and built 
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parks and public facilities still in use today; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Golconda was the site of a National Forest 
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Civilian Conservation Corps camp in 1933; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Although the goals of the Golconda CCC Camp and 
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the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center are not 
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identical, both advanced young people by teaching valuable job 
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skills; and 
 
 


 






HR1455
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    WHEREAS, Today the Golconda Job Corps Civilian 
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Conservation Center enrolls 230 resident  students and equips 
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its graduates to have careers as bricklayers, carpenters, 
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electricians, painters, or welders, or to work in the fields of 
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building and apartment maintenance, culinary arts, business, 
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or urban forestry; and

 
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    WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that the Golconda Job 
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Corps Civilian Conservation Center on July 25, 2008, in 
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conjunction with its graduation ceremony commemorated the 75th 
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anniversary of the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps; 
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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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commend the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center on 
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its service to young adults and salute its commemoration of the 
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75th anniversary of the creation of the Civilian Conservation 
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Corps; and be it further

 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Golconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation 
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Center as an expression of our high esteem.