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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 the staff and 
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administration of The Hope Center in Albion on the occasion of 
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being selected as a 2008 Governor's Home Town Award winner; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Governor's Home Town Awards are given to 
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recognize individuals and groups that unselfishly give to 
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others in order to make their communities better and stronger, 
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instill pride in their neighborhoods, and improve the overall 
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quality of life; after a rigorous judging process of reviewing 
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and ranking applications based on local need, volunteer 
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participation, project continuity, and results, only 49 
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projects were selected as Governor's Home Town Award winners; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hope Center in Albion is a Christian resource 
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center that is operated by volunteers and is supported by 
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community donations; with many rural Americans facing 
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challenges in getting needed services, the volunteers of the 
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Hope Center saw a need in their community; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hope Center's main building was bought by the 
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Smith family, who originally had the idea of starting a teen 
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center there; the center's goals, however, soon grew to more 
 


 






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comprehensive community services; today, the center provides 
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food, clothing, household items, education, and pregnancy 
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counseling services to those in need, among many other 
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services; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hope Center has over 50 families involved in 
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their Beacon of Hope Mentoring program, a program for children 
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in White, Wayne, and Edwards Counties whose parent or parents 
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are incarcerated; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hope Center  also collects new and good used 
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toys for the Feed the Family program, which will provide 
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Christmas food and toys for over 70 area families; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Hope Center's message of charity and 
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compassion is worthy of the greatest respect of both this 
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august body and the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, 
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be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the staff and administration of The Hope Center in 
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Albion for winning a 2008 Governor's Home Town Award and wish 
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them continued success and happiness in the future; and be it 
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further

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to a representative of The Hope Center as a symbol of 
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our esteem and respect.