Bill Text: IL HR0957 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Shows support for the mission and spirit of Northwestern University Dance Marathon, congratulates the marathon's dancers, supporters, and beneficiaries, and urges the people of this State to join in celebrating the pride, potential, and power of Northwestern University Dance Marathon and StandUp for Kids on the weekend of March 5-7, 2010.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-03-02 - Resolution Adopted [HR0957 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR0957-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The Northwestern University Dance Marathon is one | ||||||
| 3 | of the largest entirely student-run philanthropic causes in the | ||||||
| 4 | world; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Nearly 12,000 children in Chicago and 1.3 million | ||||||
| 6 | children in the United States of America are homeless; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, StandUp for Kids, a non-profit organization | ||||||
| 8 | devoted to finding homeless and at-risk teens across the nation | ||||||
| 9 | and providing them access to shelters and resources to succeed | ||||||
| 10 | in life, is Northwestern University Dance Marathon's 2010 | ||||||
| 11 | primary beneficiary; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, Thousands of members of the Northwestern | ||||||
| 13 | University and Chicago community will come together to | ||||||
| 14 | participate in a 30-hour non-stop dance-a-thon at the | ||||||
| 15 | culmination of a year-long quest to raise funds and awareness | ||||||
| 16 | for StandUp for Kids and the Evanston Community Foundation on | ||||||
| 17 | March 5-7, 2010; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, 2010 marks the 36th annual celebration of | ||||||
| 19 | Northwestern University Dance Marathon, held in Evanston, and | ||||||
| 20 | their commitment to unite Northwestern University and nearby | ||||||
| 21 | communities through education and philanthropic fundraising; | ||||||
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| 1 | therefore, be it
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| 2 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 3 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 4 | support the mission and spirit of Northwestern University Dance | ||||||
| 5 | Marathon, congratulate the marathon's dancers, supporters, and | ||||||
| 6 | beneficiaries, and urge the people of this State to join in | ||||||
| 7 | celebrating the pride, potential, and power of Northwestern | ||||||
| 8 | University Dance Marathon and StandUp for Kids on the weekend | ||||||
| 9 | of March 5-7, 2010.
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