Bill Text: IL HR1475 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes and thanks the members of the Austin African American Business Networking Association (AAABNA) for their work in the Austin community.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-11-16 - Resolution Adopted [HR1475 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1475-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 recognize the members of the | ||||||
4 | Austin African American Business Networking Association | ||||||
5 | (AAABNA) for their work in the Austin community; and
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6 | WHEREAS, AAABNA was founded in 2003 by Mr. Malcolm | ||||||
7 | Crawford, Mr. Rickey Sanders, and Ms. Aleatra Elzy as a way of | ||||||
8 | pooling resources to bring about change in the Austin business | ||||||
9 | community through the creation of African-American business | ||||||
10 | growth through networking and various support programs for | ||||||
11 | emerging and existing businesses; and
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12 | WHEREAS, AAABNA has been responsible for hosting monthly | ||||||
13 | meetings with area businesses, elected officials, the Chicago | ||||||
14 | Police Department, and a host of others, allowing these groups | ||||||
15 | to join forces to address issues in the Austin community; | ||||||
16 | AAABNA was the driving force behind the design team that | ||||||
17 | created the Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy at the | ||||||
18 | new Austin campus; AAABNA has also begun the creation of a | ||||||
19 | prominent community garden and planters on Chicago Avenue in | ||||||
20 | order to beautify the Austin business district; AAABNA, in | ||||||
21 | conjunction with the Austin Chamber of Commerce, also hosts an | ||||||
22 | all-day business summit that brings federal, state, and local | ||||||
23 | agencies together to disseminate information needed to create |
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1 | and sustain local businesses; and
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2 | WHEREAS, AAABNA's overall goal is to create an | ||||||
3 | African-American focused business district that showcases all | ||||||
4 | of the sights, sounds, and foods that make up the African | ||||||
5 | American experience in order to make the Austin community a | ||||||
6 | beautiful and safe place for residents, business leaders, and | ||||||
7 | friends alike; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The members of AAABNA serve as models of hard | ||||||
9 | work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
10 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
12 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
13 | recognize and thank the members of the Austin African American | ||||||
14 | Business Networking Association for their work in the Austin | ||||||
15 | business community and wish them continued success and | ||||||
16 | happiness in the future; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the Austin African American Business Networking | ||||||
19 | Association as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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