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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake 
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destroyed the capital city of Port-au-Prince and several 
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regions of the impoverished country of Haiti; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Approximately 200,000 people lost their lives and 
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more than 1.5 million people are now homeless and without the 
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basic resources of food or clothing;
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    WHEREAS, Prior to the earthquake, Haiti was still in the 
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process of recovering from a ruinous series of hurricanes and 
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tropical storms, food shortages, and rising commodity prices 
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and political instability; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Lawyers in the Chicago Community and beyond 
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organized swiftly to assist the people of Haiti in their time 
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of need to help alleviate the distress, hunger, and despair 
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resulting from the earthquake; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, The Haitian American Lawyer's Association, Phi 
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Alpha Delta Fraternity-Chicago Alumni Chapter, and the Haitian 
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Congress to Fortify Haiti, together with distinguished 
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co-chairs from the public and private sector practice of law, 
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and members of the organized bar have united to form Lawyer's 
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United to Help Haiti Rebuild: A Call to Action; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Lawyer's United to Help Haiti Rebuild will host a 
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dinner on March 31, 2010 to provide financial, emotional, and 
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legal support for the Haitian people; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Lawyer's United to Help Haiti Rebuild issued a 
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call to action urging attorneys to devote their time, talent, 
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energy, and treasure to aid in the recovery, reconstruction, 
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and redevelopment efforts in Haiti by raising money to benefit 
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Partners in Health, World Vision, and a consortium of 
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Haitian-American organizations working to support specific 
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projects to provide aid to the Haitian people and assist in 
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reconstruction efforts;
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    WHEREAS, Crucial emergency relief will require a sustained 
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and comprehensive effort to which Lawyer's United to Help Haiti 
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Rebuild are committed; therefore, 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 
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March 31, 2010 be designated Lawyer's United to Help Haiti 
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Rebuild: A Call to Action Day in the State of Illinois in honor 
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of the Haitian people and the relief efforts undertaken on 
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their behalf.