Bill Text: IL HR1420 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the Monarch Awards Foundation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated's Xi Nu Omega Chapter on the occasion of hosting its 28th Annual Monarch Awards Gala on December 4, 2010.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1420 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1420-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 members of the | ||||||
4 | Monarch Awards Foundation of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | ||||||
5 | Incorporated's Xi Nu Omega Chapter on the occasion of hosting | ||||||
6 | its 28th Annual Monarch Awards Gala, "A Tribute to Black Men", | ||||||
7 | on December 4, 2010; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation was established in | ||||||
9 | 1988 as a non-profit programming and fundraising organization; | ||||||
10 | the foundation annually implements community-based programs | ||||||
11 | and fundraisers, awarding more than $600,000 in scholarships | ||||||
12 | and non-profit assistance since its inception; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation seeks to provide | ||||||
14 | programs of service to the community, alone and in partnership | ||||||
15 | with other organizations; to provide scholarships to assist | ||||||
16 | students in academic endeavors; to provide assistance to | ||||||
17 | community-based not-for-profits; to provide referrals, | ||||||
18 | information, and assistance to families; and to acknowledge and | ||||||
19 | foster cultural awareness and diversity; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Monarch Awards Foundation's major fundraiser | ||||||
21 | is the annual Monarch Awards Gala; all profits from the Gala | ||||||
22 | are used to provide scholarships and donations to other |
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1 | non-profit agencies to assist them in their service to the | ||||||
2 | community; therefore, be it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
4 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | congratulate the members of the Monarch Awards Foundation of | ||||||
6 | the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated's Xi Nu Omega | ||||||
7 | Chapter on the occasion of hosting its 28th Annual Monarch | ||||||
8 | Awards Gala and wish them continued success and happiness in | ||||||
9 | the future; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to the members of Monarch Award Foundation as a | ||||||
12 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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