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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, CROP Walks are sponsored by Church World
3 Service; Money raised through the CROP Walk and CROP Concerts
4 allow Church World Service to respond immediately,
5 creatively, and effectively to disasters around the world;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, On April 25, 1999, the CROP Concert was held at
8 the Grace United Methodist Church in Salem, Illinois to
9 benefit Church World Service; and
10 WHEREAS, On May 2, 1999, the CROP Walk was held in Salem;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, Al Van Houten was named this year's Volunteer of
13 the Year for his work with the CROP Walk and CROP Concerts;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, For every $60 raised, $15 can be designated to
16 local hunger relief organizations; the remaining $45 can be
17 used for a variety of expenses, including: water purification
18 tablets, oral rehydration therapy for children, vegetable
19 seeds, tools, and vaccines to prevent diseases; and
20 WHEREAS, The CROP Walks and CROP Concerts earn funds for
21 the needy, and show how one community can help in the greater
22 needs of a people; therefore, be it
23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
24 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
25 we commend the volunteers of the CROP Walks and CROP Concerts
26 on the good work they do; and we commend Al Van Houten for
27 being named Volunteer of the Year; and be it further
28 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
29 presented to the organizers of CROP and Volunteer of the
30 Year, Al Van Houten.