Bill Text: IL HR0835 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Pat Brown, physical education teacher at Lester Elementary School in Downers Grove, on receiving the National PTA Life Achievement Award.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-02-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0835 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0835-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 congratulate Pat Brown, | ||||||
4 | physical education teacher at Lester Elementary School in | ||||||
5 | Downers Grove, on receiving the National PTA Life Achievement | ||||||
6 | Award; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The National PTA Life Achievement Award is the | ||||||
8 | highest honor from the nation's largest child advocacy | ||||||
9 | organization; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Pat Brown has been getting students moving for 31 | ||||||
11 | years; in the last several years, she has brough innovative | ||||||
12 | physical education instruction to School District 51, | ||||||
13 | instituting "Movin' in the Morning", a before-school activity | ||||||
14 | program and the "Motor Club", an after-school program for | ||||||
15 | first-graders; she has also introduced an after-school | ||||||
16 | volleyball program for sixth-graders that culminates with a | ||||||
17 | game against the staff; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Through Pat Brown's commitment to the Jump Rope | ||||||
19 | for Heart charity, Lester Elementary School has raised more | ||||||
20 | than $150,000 for the American Heart Association and remains | ||||||
21 | the only school to devote a weekend day to the program; in | ||||||
22 | addition, they hold a jump rope fundraiser where participants |
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1 | find sponsors to donate money for every minute the person jumps | ||||||
2 | during the 3-hour event; and
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3 | WHEREAS, It is the evident joy when a student is healthy | ||||||
4 | and active that keeps Pat Brown motivated after 31 years; | ||||||
5 | therefore, be it
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6 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
7 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
8 | we congratulate Lester Elementary School physical education | ||||||
9 | teacher Pat Brown on receiving the National PTA Life | ||||||
10 | Achievement Award and wish her the best in all her future | ||||||
11 | endeavors; and be it further
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12 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
13 | presented to Pat Brown as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
14 | respect.
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