Bill Text: IL HR0553 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Honors Kendall Ciesemier of Wheaton North High School for her efforts in beginning the Kids Caring 4 Kids organization.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-07-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0553 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0553-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 honor Kendall Ciesemier of | ||||||
4 | Wheaton North High School for her efforts in beginning the Kids | ||||||
5 | Caring 4 Kids organization; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Inspired by the number of orphaned and | ||||||
7 | impoverished children in Africa after watching an episode of | ||||||
8 | the Oprah Winfrey show, Kendall Ciesemier sponsored a young | ||||||
9 | girl from Zambia with her own money; and
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10 | WHEREAS, After doing research, she found that there are | ||||||
11 | nearly 12 million children in Africa who have lost one or both | ||||||
12 | parents to AIDS, other diseases, or violence; in 2004, Kendall | ||||||
13 | started the foundation, Kids Caring 4 Kids, to raise money for | ||||||
14 | AIDS orphans in Africa; and
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15 | WHEREAS, After her own physical hardships and 2 surgeries | ||||||
16 | she carried on her mission, and asked that rather than people | ||||||
17 | sending her flowers and gifts during her recovery, that money | ||||||
18 | be sent to Africa; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the foundation has raised | ||||||
20 | more than $740,000; in September of 2007 she was recognized by | ||||||
21 | former President Bill Clinton at Wheaton North High School; he |
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1 | took her to a taping of "Oprah" where she learned that there | ||||||
2 | was an anonymous donation of $500,000 to the foundation; and
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3 | WHEREAS, In April of 2009, the foundation launched an "i | ||||||
4 | care 2" kit, which consists of a letter from Kendall, an | ||||||
5 | informational DVD, a T-shirt, and step-by-step guide to giving; | ||||||
6 | it is hoped that this kit will empower other kids to do | ||||||
7 | something special; and
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8 | WHEREAS, In June of this year Kendall was selected by | ||||||
9 | Build-A-Bear Workshop as a member of the 2009 class of Huggable | ||||||
10 | Heroes, recognizing leaders under the age of 18 who make a | ||||||
11 | difference in schools, communities, and beyond; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Kids Caring 4 Kids has worked with other | ||||||
13 | organizations to feed more than 600 orphans, widows, and AIDS | ||||||
14 | patients in Zambia; it has helped build the Hope for Life | ||||||
15 | Center in Kenya, provided clean water in Zambia, built a dorm | ||||||
16 | in Ngulini, a Kenyan community with nearly 30 orphan girls, | ||||||
17 | helped support an orphan care center in South Africa, built | ||||||
18 | bikes for kids in Zambia, and rescued child laborers in Ghana; | ||||||
19 | and
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20 | WHEREAS, In addition to committing most of her time to the | ||||||
21 | foundation, Kendall is a sophomore at Wheaton North High School | ||||||
22 | where she serves as class president, plays tennis, competes on |
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1 | the varsity speech team, and works with special needs students; | ||||||
2 | therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | honor Kendall Ciesemier and commend her hard work and devotion | ||||||
6 | to the concerns of others; and be it further
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7 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
8 | presented to Kendall Ciesemier as a symbol of our respect.
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