Senate Resolution 157 - Introduced

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  1  1                SENATE RESOLUTION NO.    
  1  2                      BY  LAMBERTI
  1  3 A Resolution recognizing the Make=A=Wish Foundation of Iowa.
  1  4    WHEREAS, a child's wish most often begins with one
  1  5 of the following phrases:  "I wish to be", "I wish to
  1  6 have", "I wish to meet", or "I wish to go" and the
  1  7 Make=A=Wish Foundation exists to make these wishes
  1  8 come true for children with severe medical conditions;
  1  9 and
  1 10    WHEREAS, the national Make=A=Wish Foundation was
  1 11 created in 1980, and has now granted wishes to more
  1 12 than 127,000 children around the world; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the Make=A=Wish Foundation granted its
  1 14 first wish in Iowa in late 1985 and formally created
  1 15 the Make=A=Wish Foundation of Iowa in 1987; and
  1 16    WHEREAS, through the tireless efforts of over 400
  1 17 volunteers, the Make=A=Wish Foundation of Iowa has now
  1 18 granted wishes to over 1,500 Iowa children with life=
  1 19 threatening medical conditions in all of Iowa's 99
  1 20 counties; and
  1 21    WHEREAS, the fundamental mission of the Make=a=Wish
  1 22 Foundation is to grant the wishes of children with
  1 23 life=threatening medical conditions to enrich the
  1 24 human experience with hope, strength, and joy; NOW
  1 25 THEREFORE,
  1 26    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
  1 27 recognizes and honors the work of the Make=A=Wish
  1 28 Foundation of Iowa and thanks those volunteers and
  1 29 donors who give so generously of their time and their
  1 30 money to make a child's wish come true.
  2  1 LSB 6679SS 81
  2  2 jr:nh/je/5