Bill Text: IL HR0511 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors Child's Play Touring Theatre for its outstanding work with children in the City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and throughout the nation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-06-30 - Resolution Adopted [HR0511 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0511-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to honor Child's Play Touring
Theatre for their outstanding work with the children of the
City of Chicago, the State of Illinois, and throughout the
nation; and
WHEREAS, Based in Chicago, Child's Play Touring Theatre is
the premiere theatre company in the United States dedicated
exclusively to performing works written by children; Child's
Play motivates elementary school students to read and write
through developing and staging original plays based on
children's poems, stories, and songs; and
WHEREAS, The goal of Child's Play is to help children
understand the value and significance that writing and reading
has on their lives; and
WHEREAS, Child's Play was founded by Victor and June
Podagrosi in 1978 while Victor was teaching theatre at Parkland
College in Champaign; when asked to stage a performance of
children's writings for a Young Author's awards ceremony,
Victor was delighted with the sophistication and storytelling
abilities he discovered in children's writing; believing they
had identified a unique form of educational theatre, the

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Podagrosis formed Child's Play Touring Theatre and began
traveling to rural schools in east central Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Child's Play Touring Theatre believes in the
importance of contributing to the Chicago community; its
principal outreach program, the Chicago Young Writers Project,
aims to motivate Chicago public school students to write, as
well as provide teachers with drama-based methods for writing
instruction; and
WHEREAS, With the passing of Victor Podagrosi, his wife
took over the direction of Child's Play and established the
Victor Award to honor individuals and organizations who have
demonstrated outstanding commitment, generosity, and/or
service to Child's Play; and
WHEREAS, Child's Play was honored with an Emmy Award for
its contribution to the production of two child-focused Public
Service Announcements, "Educate Us" and "If I Were President";
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
honor Child's Play Touring Theatre for its outstanding work, we
thank the group for its dedication to the children of the State
of Illinois and the nation, and we wish the group continued

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success in its future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy be presented to June
Podagrosi as a symbol of our esteem and respect.