HR0563LRB100 13532 MST 28149 r 1HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3Representatives wish to recognize the 28th Annual Black & Gold 4Scholarship Gala presented by the Theta Mu Lambda Charitable 5Foundation, a not-for-profit entity of the Theta Mu Lambda 6Chapter - Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated; and 7 WHEREAS, This event raises funds in order to continue 8providing educational resources and scholarships for young 9African American students to expand their scholastic 10opportunities; and 11 WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha firmly believes in creating 12resources, leadership skills, and tools for youth to realize 13their full potential and is dedicated to building a foundation 14for the educational and personal development of future leaders; 15and 16 WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha provides many community services 17including scholarship awards funded by the Theta Mu Lambda 18Charitable Foundation in excess of $160,000 to date, the 19"Leaders of Tomorrow" mentorship program that provides 20mentorship and personal development through a six-month long 21program, "Project Alpha" leadership training, college tours, 22and many other educational programs; and

HR0563- 2 -LRB100 13532 MST 28149 r 1 WHEREAS, This year's program theme is "A Celebration of 2Education, Mentoring and Community Leadership"; and 3 WHEREAS, Three community leaders will be honored with the 4Impact Award for their work with youth at this year's event; 5and 6 WHEREAS, The gala will be held on November 18, 2017 at the 7Tinley Park Convention Center; therefore, be it 8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 9HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 10recognize the 28th Annual Black & Gold Scholarship Gala and we 11wish the Theta Mu Lambda Charitable Foundation many more years 12of success; and be it further 13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 14presented to the Theta Mu Lambda Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha 15Fraternity as an expression of our esteem and respect.