Bill Text: IL HR0440 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Nancy Schueneman on the occasion of being the recipient of the Elgin Cosmopolitan Club's 71st Distinguished Service Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0440 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0440-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 Nancy Schueneman on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of being the recipient of the Elgin Cosmopolitan | ||||||
| 5 | Club's 71st Distinguished Service Award; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Nancy Schueneman has been a lifetime resident of | ||||||
| 7 | Elgin; after attending Harriet Gifford Elementary, Abbott | ||||||
| 8 | Middle, and Larkin High Schools, she went on to earn a | ||||||
| 9 | bachelor's degree in education from Northern Illinois | ||||||
| 10 | University; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Nancy Schueneman was employed as a teacher at | ||||||
| 12 | School District 300 and U-46; in 1981, with two small children | ||||||
| 13 | at home, she co-founded and taught in the "Kids Day Out" | ||||||
| 14 | Pre-School Program at the Faith United Methodist Church of | ||||||
| 15 | Elgin; she was an integral part of this innovative program | ||||||
| 16 | until 1998, when she became the first "Project Access" teacher | ||||||
| 17 | for U-46; Project Access serves homeless youth throughout the | ||||||
| 18 | district, striving to keep them in school and by finding the | ||||||
| 19 | needed resources to support them to accomplish their education | ||||||
| 20 | goals; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Nancy Schueneman has been an active member of | ||||||
| 22 | numerous community organizations, including District U-46, | ||||||
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| 1 | District 300, YWCA Elgin, Jayne Shover Easter Seals, the Elgin | ||||||
| 2 | Junior Service Board, Altrusa of Elgin, the Larkin PTO, United | ||||||
| 3 | Way, the All Peoples Inter-Faith Food Pantry, the Greater Elgin | ||||||
| 4 | Family Care Center, the Sherman Hospital Auxiliary Board, | ||||||
| 5 | Little Angels, and the First Presbyterian Church of Elgin; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Nancy Schueneman has developed a sterling | ||||||
| 7 | reputation as a "hands-on" leader and volunteer, often times | ||||||
| 8 | directly ministering to someone in need; she also believes | ||||||
| 9 | passionately in her role to give a "hand-up and not just a | ||||||
| 10 | hand-out"; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Nancy Schueneman serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 12 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 16 | we congratulate Nancy Schueneman on the occasion of winning the | ||||||
| 17 | Elgin Cosmopolitan Club's 71st Distinguished Service Award and | ||||||
| 18 | wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
| 19 | it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to Nancy Schueneman as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 22 | respect.
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