House Resolution 22 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 22 BY DOLECHECK , COSTELLO , COWNIE , and HAGENOW A Resolution honoring Samantha Dilocker and Katelyn 1 Cinnamon, the Iowa Prudential Spirit of Community 2 Award winners for 2013. 3 WHEREAS, since 1995, Prudential Financial and the 4 National Association of Secondary School Principals 5 honor outstanding young volunteers on an annual basis, 6 whose school or community volunteer projects merit 7 special recognition as examples of outstanding civic 8 initiatives; and 9 WHEREAS, judges from each state select two state, 10 district, or commonwealth honorees who receive a 11 $1,000 cash award, an engraved silver medallion, and an 12 all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete 13 in a national competition for further recognition; and 14 WHEREAS, Samantha Dilocker, a student at Red Oak 15 Middle School in Red Oak, and Katelyn Cinnamon, a 16 senior at Valley High School in West Des Moines, have 17 been named Iowa’s top two youth volunteers for 2013 by 18 the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards; and 19 WHEREAS, Samantha, an eighth-grade student, 20 initiated an annual auction benefiting a food pantry, 21 a scholarship fund, a community toy drive, and a child 22 suffering from cancer; and 23 WHEREAS, over a period of six years, those auctions, 24 held at the local Elks Lodge, have raised more than 25 $14,000; and 26 WHEREAS, Katelyn Cinnamon, a twelfth-grade student, 27 has raised thousands of dollars to purchase iPad 28 -1- LSB 2297HH (2) 85 jr/nh 1/ 2

H.R. 22 tablets for each exam room at the Blank Children’s 1 Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic; and 2 WHEREAS, the tablets have already been delivered to 3 the clinic, while Katelyn continues her work to pay for 4 kids to attend an annual oncology camp where they can 5 enjoy typical camp activities; NOW THEREFORE, 6 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 7 That the House of Representatives honors these two 8 remarkable young ladies, Samantha Dilocker and Katelyn 9 Cinnamon, for their dedication in service to others, 10 and congratulates them both as 2013 Prudential Spirit 11 of Community Award state honorees. 12 -2- LSB 2297HH (2) 85 jr/nh 2/ 2