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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement | ||||||
| 3 | that unleashes the power of people
and organizations to | ||||||
| 4 | transform the world and their communities; the Tuesday after | ||||||
| 5 | Thanksgiving focuses on charity in the shopping-heavy week | ||||||
| 6 | after the
holiday; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 as a simple | ||||||
| 8 | idea, a day that encourages people
to do good; over the past | ||||||
| 9 | seven years, this idea has grown into a global movement that | ||||||
| 10 | inspires
hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, | ||||||
| 11 | and celebrate generosity; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Whether it is a donation of time, money, or the | ||||||
| 13 | power of a voice, Giving Tuesday is one of the best ways to get | ||||||
| 14 | involved in a community; the idea is simple, come together with | ||||||
| 15 | family, a community, co-workers,
or an organization and find a | ||||||
| 16 | way to give back and then share your idea; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Whether it is making someone smile, helping a | ||||||
| 18 | neighbor, showing
up for an issue or people, or giving | ||||||
| 19 | something to those who need help, every act of generosity | ||||||
| 20 | counts, and everyone has something to give; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, By volunteering, a person can give something back, | ||||||
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| 1 | making a difference to the people
around them, develop new | ||||||
| 2 | skills, and learn more about issues affecting their community; | ||||||
| 3 | in addition, the right
volunteer opportunity can help reduce | ||||||
| 4 | stress, find friends, and even advance someone's career; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, People have the power and the passion to transform | ||||||
| 6 | their community; by lending a voice to advocate for the causes | ||||||
| 7 | and issues important to a community, we can all be activists | ||||||
| 8 | who
affect the kind of change that makes our world a better | ||||||
| 9 | place; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Community nonprofit organizations work tirelessly | ||||||
| 11 | every day to make a
difference in their communities; many | ||||||
| 12 | nonprofit organizations are understaffed or operating on a | ||||||
| 13 | small budget
and cannot afford the marketing, HR, technology, | ||||||
| 14 | or planning resources that their missions
deserve; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Many people donate to a nonprofit in honor of | ||||||
| 16 | Giving Tuesday or organize a donation
drive with friends, | ||||||
| 17 | family, neighbors, or co-workers; these drives are a great way | ||||||
| 18 | to rally a group around an important cause; just about anything | ||||||
| 19 | can be the focus of a donation drive, including toiletries, | ||||||
| 20 | books,
clothes, or food; a seemingly small act of
kindness has | ||||||
| 21 | the power to inspire generosity that can permeate society and | ||||||
| 22 | catalyze change; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 3 | we encourage our residents to give
back to their local | ||||||
| 4 | communities on Giving Tuesday in 2020, as the first Tuesday | ||||||
| 5 | after Thanksgiving is
an opportunity to not only raise money | ||||||
| 6 | but also a chance to unite and inspire communities
around the | ||||||
| 7 | world.
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