Bill Text: IL HR0349 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Dr. Dalitso Sulamoyo for his 18 years of service to the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-27 - Resolution Adopted [HR0349 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0349-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Dr. Dalitso S. Sulamoyo will be retiring from the | ||||||
3 | Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies after 18 | ||||||
4 | years of service to the organization, 16 years of which he | ||||||
5 | proudly served as the organization's youngest and first African | ||||||
6 | American President/CEO; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has also served as the President/CEO | ||||||
8 | for two other Community Action support organizations from 2001 | ||||||
9 | to 2017, which include the Illinois Community Action | ||||||
10 | Development Corporation and the Illinois Community Action | ||||||
11 | Fund; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has dedicated his life to the | ||||||
13 | mission, vision, and values of Community Action as prescribed | ||||||
14 | by President Lyndon Baines Johnson in his 1964 Declaration of | ||||||
15 | the War on Poverty; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has led the fight for social and | ||||||
17 | economic justice on behalf of the Illinois Community Action | ||||||
18 | Network and all of the individuals and families throughout | ||||||
19 | Illinois who find themselves in the predicament of poverty; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has been actively involved in a | ||||||
21 | multitude of spheres at the local, State, and national levels |
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1 | dedicated to the cause of resolving the paradox of poverty in | ||||||
2 | the midst of plenty in this great nation; and
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3 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has worked tirelessly to position the | ||||||
4 | Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies as a State | ||||||
5 | and national leader, resulting in the organization being a | ||||||
6 | leading force in the area of advocacy, training, technical | ||||||
7 | assistance and capacity building for the Illinois network of 37 | ||||||
8 | Community Action Agencies; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has successfully led advocacy | ||||||
10 | efforts for policies that have resulted in innovative programs | ||||||
11 | administered by the Illinois Community Action Agencies that | ||||||
12 | will continue to transform the lives of many low-income | ||||||
13 | individuals and families for generations to come; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has helped to secure millions of | ||||||
15 | dollars in corporate, State, and federal funding on behalf of | ||||||
16 | the Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies, its | ||||||
17 | support organizations, and the Community Action Network in | ||||||
18 | order to help advance the cause of social justice for those | ||||||
19 | living in poverty; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Dr. Sulamoyo has led the Illinois Association of | ||||||
21 | Community Action Agencies with dedication, passion, | ||||||
22 | enthusiasm, and motivation that has resounded with its members, |
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1 | funders, Board of Directors, staff, and members of this | ||||||
2 | political body; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | honor Dr. Dalitso Sulamoyo for his 18 years of service to the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies and we wish | ||||||
7 | him well in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Dr. Sulamoyo as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
10 | respect.
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