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| 1 |  | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 |  |     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of  | 
| 3 |  | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the  | 
| 4 |  | Lincoln-Way High School District 210 Foundation for  | 
| 5 |  | Educational Excellence on the occasion of the foundation's 15th  | 
| 6 |  | anniversary in September of 2009; and
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| 7 |  |     WHEREAS, The Lincoln-Way High School District 210  | 
| 8 |  | Foundation for Educational Excellence was issued a certificate  | 
| 9 |  | of incorporation on September 22, 1994 and was filed for record  | 
| 10 |  | on September 30, 1994 in the office of the Will County  | 
| 11 |  | Recorder; and
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| 12 |  |     WHEREAS, The Lincoln-Way High School District 210  | 
| 13 |  | Foundation for Educational Excellence was founded with the  | 
| 14 |  | purpose of generating financial support with which to enrich  | 
| 15 |  | and enhance the opportunities and educational experiences of  | 
| 16 |  | Lincoln-Way High School District 210 students; and
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| 17 |  |     WHEREAS, The first meeting of the initial Board of  | 
| 18 |  | Directors of the Lincoln-Way High School Foundation for  | 
| 19 |  | Educational Excellence was held at Lincoln-Way High School in  | 
| 20 |  | New Lenox on October 4, 1994; and
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| 21 |  |     WHEREAS, At the time of the Lincoln-Way High School  | 
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| 1 |  | Foundation for Educational Excellence's incorporation, the  | 
| 2 |  | district served 3,711 students at Lincoln-Way High School, with  | 
| 3 |  | campuses at East and Central; today, the district currently  | 
| 4 |  | encompasses 4 schools that serve nearly 7,200 students;  | 
| 5 |  | responding to this incredible growth, the Foundation has  | 
| 6 |  | donated over $2 million dollars to the district in order to  | 
| 7 |  | benefit the district's students; and
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| 8 |  |     WHEREAS, From the time of its inception, the Lincoln-Way  | 
| 9 |  | High School District 210 Foundation for Educational Excellence  | 
| 10 |  | has been composed of volunteer board directors from throughout  | 
| 11 |  | the district, whose dedication and commitment have helped shape  | 
| 12 |  | the high school experience of thousands of Lincoln-Way  | 
| 13 |  | students; and
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| 14 |  |     WHEREAS, The members of the Lincoln-Way High School  | 
| 15 |  | District 210 Foundation for Educational Excellence serve as  | 
| 16 |  | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people  | 
| 17 |  | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 18 |  |     RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE  | 
| 19 |  | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we  | 
| 20 |  | congratulate the members of the Lincoln-Way High School  | 
| 21 |  | District 210 Foundation for Educational Excellence on the  | 
| 22 |  | occasion of the foundation's 15th anniversary and wish them  | 
| 23 |  | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it  |