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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Richard Rosenberg |
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| on receiving the 58th Elmhurst Jaycees Distinguished Service |
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| Award; and
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| WHEREAS, Richard Rosenberg has been an Elmhurst resident |
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| since 1967 and is the President and Owner of Phototek |
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| Corporation, a worldwide government supplier of photographic |
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| identification systems; he is a 17-year member of the Elmhurst |
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| Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and served as a Director for |
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| two three-year terms and was a five-year member of the |
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| Executive Committee, including Chairman of the Board in 2004, |
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| and chaired other Committees and Task Forces; and
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| WHEREAS, He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Beloit |
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| College; he also owns Elmhurst Camera and Imaging Center and |
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| both businesses are members of the Spring Road Business |
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| Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rosenberg has a long history of enriching the |
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| lives of Elmhurst residents by volunteering his time to many |
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| different programs; in 1990 he created "Special Kids Day", a |
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| day where physically and developmentally disabled children and |
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| their families have a chance to see Santa Claus on their own |
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| terms in a safe, nonjudgmental environment; the event has grown |
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| by leaps and bounds, and in 2008 attracted more than 500 |
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| children; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rosenberg also developed the program "Easter |
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| Bunny at Easter Seals DuPage County" for physically and |
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| developmentally disabled children and their families; he also |
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| volunteers his time as part of the Junior Achievement Program |
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| at York Community High School and teaches in its Titan program; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rosenberg, as a 28-year member of the Kiwanis |
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| Club of Elmhurst, supports the Elmhurst Life Skills Academy |
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| (ELSA) program at Elmhurst College; the Elmhurst Life Skills |
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| Academy program offers a modified college structure to |
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| qualifying special children that enhances their own abilities |
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| and gives them the experience of going to college along with |
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| the opportunity to earn a college certificate; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Rosenberg's drive and generosity is also felt |
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| far beyond the boundaries of Elmhurst; while in Africa in 2008, |
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| he noticed shoeless children walking miles to and from school; |
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| determined to help, he initiated and runs Soles for Africa, an |
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| organization that collects gently used shoes and donates them |
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| to children in Africa; Soles for Africa has already donated |
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| over 450 pairs of shoes to needy African children; therefore, |
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| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate Richard Rosenberg on this honor and wish him the |
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| best in his future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Richard Rosenberg as a symbol of our respect.
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