Bill Text: IL HR0321 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Paul White on his retirement from Community Action after 38 years of service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0321 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0321-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Paul White on his | ||||||
4 | retirement from Community Action after 38 years of service; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Paul White began working at the CEFS Economic | ||||||
6 | Development Corporation on
December 4, 1978 and has dedicated | ||||||
7 | his life to the mission of Community Action and fighting
the | ||||||
8 | war on poverty; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Before joining the CEFS, Paul White served his
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10 | country in Vietnam as a member of the United States Military; | ||||||
11 | and
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12 | WHEREAS, Paul White became the Chief Executive Officer of | ||||||
13 | the CEFS on August 13, 1980; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Paul White, CEFS has grown | ||||||
15 | to employ over 240 employees and manages a budget of 16 million | ||||||
16 | dollars; and
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17 | WHEREAS, During the tenure of Paul White as CEO of CEFS, it | ||||||
18 | started the Literacy Program, grew the
Workforce Innovation and | ||||||
19 | Opportunity Act Program, which covers 14 counties in Central | ||||||
20 | Illinois, and started such programs as Head Start, Housing |
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1 | Counseling,
Medicare education, and Energy Conservation, which | ||||||
2 | supports low-income people in achieving self-sufficiency; | ||||||
3 | programs such as Weatherization, LIHEAP, Outreach,
CSBG, RSVP, | ||||||
4 | Housing, and Meals on Wheels have provided vital support | ||||||
5 | services to individuals
and families; and
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6 | WHEREAS, CEFS has became a rural transportation provider
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7 | through the Illinois Department of Transportation, which has | ||||||
8 | grown to include seven counties and
provide over 120,000 trips | ||||||
9 | annually; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Over the past 36 years, by the proactive | ||||||
11 | leadership of Paul White, it is estimated that CEFS has | ||||||
12 | provided approximately 500,000
services to low-income people; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Paul White has served on the boards of Local | ||||||
15 | Workforce #23, Illinois Ventures for Community Action, South | ||||||
16 | Central Continuum of Care,
and Shelby County Community | ||||||
17 | Services; and he has served on Board of the Illinois | ||||||
18 | Association of Community Action Agencies for over 20 years; | ||||||
19 | therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
21 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
22 | congratulate Paul White on his retirement from Community Action |
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1 | after 38 years of service and we wish him well in his | ||||||
2 | retirement and in all future endeavors; and be it further
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3 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
4 | presented to Paul White as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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