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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The month of January, 2006, will mark the fifth |
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| time this State and the rest of the nation has chosen to call |
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| special attention to the unique benefits that can occur when |
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| adults give extra time and energy to helping America's youth; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, This new tradition has been designated as National |
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| Mentoring Month; and
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| WHEREAS, This observance was inaugurated by the Harvard |
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| School of Public Health and actively initiated by groups like |
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| Big Brothers Big Sisters; and
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| WHEREAS, In Illinois, the public observance has been |
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| spearheaded by many other groups including Girls Clubs of |
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| Chicago, Casa Central, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago |
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| Department of Children and Youth Services, Community Resource |
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| Network, Horizons for Youth, Jewish Children Bureau, Mercy Home |
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| for Boys and Girls, New Concepts-Tutor Mentor Connection, and |
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| Uhlich Children's Advantage Network; and
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| WHEREAS, National Mentoring Month will be highlighted on |
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| January 25th when all Illinoisans are asked to participate in |
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| "Thank Your Mentor Day" by personally thanking their mentors, |
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| committing to mentor a young person, and writing a tribute to |
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| their mentor at www.WhoMentoredYou.org; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we salute the outstanding contributions by the proponents of |
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| National Mentoring Month; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent |
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| to the National Mentoring Month coordinating committee.
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