Bill Text: IL HR0630 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the people of Elm City Center of Jacksonville as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of Elm City Center.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2009-10-14 - Resolution Adopted [HR0630 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0630-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 people of Elm | ||||||
| 4 | City Center of Jacksonville as they celebrate the 50th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary of Elm City Center; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Elm City Center was founded in the summer of 1959 | ||||||
| 7 | in an effort to help those in the community with special needs; | ||||||
| 8 | it has served the Jacksonville area for 50 years by providing | ||||||
| 9 | work as well as vocational, residential, and social services | ||||||
| 10 | for people with disabilities; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Elm City Center has partnered with many | ||||||
| 12 | nation-wide businesses at the local level to provide employment | ||||||
| 13 | possibilities that those with disabilities would otherwise not | ||||||
| 14 | be able to procure; it has multiple residential programs | ||||||
| 15 | throughout Jacksonville; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Elm City Center serves over 200 people a day, and | ||||||
| 17 | has assisted thousands of families who have those with | ||||||
| 18 | disabilities; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Elm City Center has been nationally accredited | ||||||
| 20 | with the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation | ||||||
| 21 | Facilities since 1972; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Elm City Center has been an active and engaging | ||||||
| 2 | member of the community, partnering with countless | ||||||
| 3 | organizations for the betterment of the Jacksonville area; | ||||||
| 4 | therefore, be it
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| 5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 6 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 7 | congratulate the men and women of Elm City Center on this | ||||||
| 8 | momentous occasion and wish them the best as they continue to | ||||||
| 9 | serve the Jacksonville area; and be it further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to Tom Frederick, President and CEO of the Elm City | ||||||
| 12 | Center, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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