Bill Text: IL HR0644 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares April 2020 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HR0644 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HR0644-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national nonprofit charitable
organization with a diverse membership comprised of local civic
clubs located throughout the United States dedicated to
inspiring mobility and independence for people with
disabilities by performing community service, providing
Amtryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities,
and providing scholarships for therapists; and
WHEREAS, There are 14 Ambucs Chapters located in the State
of Illinois and devoted to the mission of National Ambucs,
namely, Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana Ambucs,
Danville Ambucs, Decatur-Lincolnland Ambucs, Jacksonville
Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, Rock River Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs,
Sullivan Ambucs, Windy City Ambucs, I-80 Ottawa Ambucs, Greater
Champaign County Ambucs, Grundy Area Ambucs, and South Eastern
Ambucs; and
WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout
the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands
of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of
dollars of monetary gifts toward providing Amtrykes to disabled
children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building
ramps for disabled persons, and numerous other deserving local
and national projects; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we declare April 2020 Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of
Illinois to honor the accomplishments, unequaled charitable
giving, and selfless contributions of the individual Ambucs and
Ambuc Chapters throughout the State.