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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 Fry Elementary |
| 4 | | School fifth grader Katherin Smirnov on winning first place in |
| 5 | | the national InvestWrite essay contest; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, InvestWrite is an innovative national essay |
| 7 | | writing competition available to students in elementary |
| 8 | | through high school and a culminating activity of The Stock |
| 9 | | Market Game program; the SIFMA Foundation, producers of the |
| 10 | | Stock Market Game and InvestWrite, is dedicated to providing |
| 11 | | financial education for people of all ages through innovative |
| 12 | | programs that promote financial independence; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Entrants were instructed to describe an item they |
| 14 | | wished to save for and make a presentation about saving and |
| 15 | | investing in order to reach their intended goal within 10 |
| 16 | | years; they could choose 2 stocks, bonds, or mutual funds, or |
| 17 | | any combination and had to explain why they chose the |
| 18 | | investments they did and how they did their research; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Katherin Smirnov will be presented her award at an |
| 20 | | assembly at Fry Elementary School on February 20, 2014; |
| 21 | | therefore, be it
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