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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Edward Gardner, founder
4 of the Black on Black Love Campaign, for his efforts to stop
5 violence; and
6 WHEREAS, After the shooting of a female employee of Soft
7 Sheen Products, Inc., company co-chairman and founder Edward
8 Gardner founded Black on Black Love; he reasoned that it was
9 necessary to replace Black on Black Crime with Black on Black
10 Love; and
11 WHEREAS, As a result of Mr. Gardner's efforts, Black on
12 Black Love received sponsorship from the American Health &
13 Beauty Aids Institute (AHBAI), and began starting chapters in
14 other cities; and
15 WHEREAS, Edward Gardner will be honored at the 1st Annual
16 Golden Pyramid Awards and Scholarship Presentation, to be
17 held April 10, 1999, at the New Regal Theatre in Chicago,
18 Illinois; he will be honored as a man who has done so much
19 for so many; and
20 WHEREAS, Other programs have come out of the Black on
21 Black Love Campaign, including: My Sister's Keeper, helping
22 female ex-offenders after their incarceration; Chicago's No
23 Crime Day; monthly programs in the Cook County Jail; and the
24 Cultural Arts Center in public housing; all of the programs
25 are designed to teach love, respect, and self-discipline to
26 the Black community; and
27 WHEREAS, Mr. Gardner is married to Bettiann Gardner; he
28 and his wife are proud to be supporters of The New Regal
29 Theater Foundation, which promotes African-American theater
30 in Chicago; he has received many awards and honors for his
31 dedication to his business and his community; therefore, be
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1 it
2 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4 we congratulate and commend Mr. Edward Gardner for his hard
5 work and dedication; through his work with Soft Sheen
6 Products, Inc. he went on to form the Black on Black Love
7 Campaign; because of the Campaign, lives have been changed
8 for the better in cities across the United States; through
9 this man's love for others, good has come out of his effort
10 to formulate change; and be it further
11 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Mr. Edward Gardner, along with our sincere
13 regards.