Bill Text: IL HR0934 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Proclaims February of 2010 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0934 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0934-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Ambucs is a national organization comprised of | ||||||
3 | local civic clubs located throughout the United States | ||||||
4 | dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people with | ||||||
5 | disabilities, by performing community service, providing | ||||||
6 | AmTryke therapeutic tricycles for children with disabilities, | ||||||
7 | and providing scholarships for therapists; and
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8 | WHEREAS, There are twelve Ambucs Chapters located | ||||||
9 | throughout the State of Illinois devoted to the mission of | ||||||
10 | National Ambucs: Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana | ||||||
11 | Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur | ||||||
12 | Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, | ||||||
13 | Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola | ||||||
14 | Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The number of Ambucs actively involved in their | ||||||
16 | local and National Ambucs Chapters in the State of Illinois | ||||||
17 | totals 570, with the largest Ambucs Chapter in the entire | ||||||
18 | National Ambucs network being the Springfield Ambucs Chapter, | ||||||
19 | with 200 members and friends; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Ambucs Chapters and Ambuc individuals throughout | ||||||
21 | the State of Illinois annually and freely contribute thousands | ||||||
22 | of hours of community service and hundreds of thousands of |
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1 | dollars of monetary gifts to providing AmTrykes to disabled | ||||||
2 | children, endowing scholarships for therapy students, building | ||||||
3 | ramps for disabled persons, and countless other deserving local | ||||||
4 | and national projects; 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 | proclaim February of 2010 as Ambucs Appreciation Month in the | ||||||
8 | State of Illinois; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Cornbelt Bloomington Ambucs, Champaign-Urbana | ||||||
11 | Ambucs, Danville Ambucs, Decatur Ambucs, Lincolnland Decatur | ||||||
12 | Ambucs, Jacksonville Ambucs, Loves Park Ambucs, Pekin Ambucs, | ||||||
13 | Rockford Ambucs, Springfield Ambucs, Sullivan Ambucs, Tuscola | ||||||
14 | Ambucs, and Greater Champaign County Ambucs as symbols of our | ||||||
15 | respect and esteem.
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