Bill Text: IL HR0218 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Kankakee County Home and Community Education Association.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-03 - Resolution Adopted [HR0218 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0218-Introduced.html
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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 celebrate the 100th anniversary | ||||||
4 | of the Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
5 | Association; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
7 | Association was organized as the Home Improvement Association | ||||||
8 | as part of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
10 | Association was organized to help women with a vision of better | ||||||
11 | health for their children, safer and nutritious food for their | ||||||
12 | families, a kitchen sink in every home, and the instilling of | ||||||
13 | leadership skills to make changes in the community and develop | ||||||
14 | more self-confidence in themselves; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Over 10,000 women have participated in the | ||||||
16 | Kankakee County Home and Community Education Association in the | ||||||
17 | last 100 years; in 1962, the Association's name was changed to | ||||||
18 | the Homeowners Extension Association; and
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19 | WHEREAS, The Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
20 | Association has been connected with the University of Illinois | ||||||
21 | since the beginning; in 1996, the Association's name was |
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1 | changed to the Home and Community Education Association; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | recognize the Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
6 | Association for their pioneering role in helping women of | ||||||
7 | Illinois to be the best homemakers they can be; and be it | ||||||
8 | further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to the Kankakee County Home and Community Education | ||||||
11 | Association.
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