Bill Text: IL HR0553 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of Monarch Award Foundation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.'s Xi Nu Omega Chapter on the occasion of hosting its 29th Annual Monarch Awards Gala on November 5, 2011.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR0553 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-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 congratulate the members of | ||||||
| 4 | Monarch Award Foundation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | ||||||
| 5 | Inc.'s Xi Nu Omega Chapter on the occasion of hosting its 29th | ||||||
| 6 | Annual Monarch Awards Gala on November 5, 2011; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation was established in | ||||||
| 8 | 1988 as a non-profit programming and fundraising organization; | ||||||
| 9 | the foundation annually implements community-based programs | ||||||
| 10 | and fundraisers, awarding more than $600,000 in scholarships | ||||||
| 11 | and non-profit assistance since its inception; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation seeks to provide | ||||||
| 13 | programs of service to the community, alone and in partnership | ||||||
| 14 | with other organizations; the foundation also seeks to provide | ||||||
| 15 | scholarships to assist students in academic endeavors, to | ||||||
| 16 | provide assistance to community-based not-for-profits, to | ||||||
| 17 | provide referrals, information, and assistance to families, | ||||||
| 18 | and to acknowledge and foster cultural awareness and diversity; | ||||||
| 19 | and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation's major fundraiser | ||||||
| 21 | is the annual Monarch Awards Gala; all profits from the Gala | ||||||
| 22 | are used to provide scholarships and donations to charitable | ||||||
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| 1 | organizations; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation and its Monarch | ||||||
| 3 | Awards Gala serve as models of compassion and community spirit | ||||||
| 4 | for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 7 | we congratulate the members of the Monarch Award Foundation of | ||||||
| 8 | the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.'s Xi Nu Omega Chapter on | ||||||
| 9 | the occasion of hosting its 29th Annual Monarch Awards Gala and | ||||||
| 10 | wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be | ||||||
| 11 | it further
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| 12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 13 | presented to the members of Monarch Award Foundation as a | ||||||
| 14 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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