Bill Text: IL SR1914 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares "Grayslake Dementia-Friendly" Community Day to coincide with the Alzheimer's Association's "Longest Day of the Year" celebration on June 20, 2016, the summer solstice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [SR1914 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1914-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The Village of Grayslake, in Lake County, is a | ||||||
3 | beautiful, family-oriented
community with a great spirit of | ||||||
4 | service and pride; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Grayslake is a friendly community with a rich
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6 | heritage and strong desire to help others; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Grayslake wishes to welcome and support its aging | ||||||
8 | population, their
families, caregivers, and friends with | ||||||
9 | understanding and awareness of the aging process and
inclusion | ||||||
10 | within the community; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The first responders, the Grayslake Fire District | ||||||
12 | and the Grayslake Police Department,
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13 | completed training in April of 2016 and are the first adopters | ||||||
14 | of a
grassroots movement in making Grayslake a | ||||||
15 | dementia-friendly community; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Proclaiming Grayslake as the first | ||||||
17 | dementia-friendly community in Illinois will
promote community | ||||||
18 | pride and engage citizens in a warm and welcoming community | ||||||
19 | movement;
and
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20 | WHEREAS, This grassroots, community effort is receiving |
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1 | great support
from local community businesses; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Grayslake restaurants, hair salons, financial | ||||||
3 | institutions, legal institutions, and more
will be known for | ||||||
4 | their adoption of the dementia-friendly community; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Grayslake would like to be known as the first | ||||||
6 | dementia-friendly community of
Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, This movement is a great example of community | ||||||
8 | spirit for other Illinois communities to
follow; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The people of Illinois and surrounding states are | ||||||
10 | encouraged to visit Grayslake to
experience a model community | ||||||
11 | that welcomes and embraces those afflicted with
dementia and | ||||||
12 | offers acceptance and encouragement to families, caregivers,
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13 | community members, and friends; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare Grayslake | ||||||
16 | "Dementia-Friendly Community Day" to coincide with the | ||||||
17 | Alzheimer's Association's "Longest Day of the Year" | ||||||
18 | celebration on June 20, 2016, the summer solstice; and be it | ||||||
19 | further
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20 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to the Alzheimer's Association Greater Illinois | ||||||
2 | Chapter and the Mayor of the Village of Grayslake.
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