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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives wish to congratulate the coaches and members of
4		the Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts student team for their
5		victories at the American Culinary Federation's Central US
6		Student Culinary Team Championship; and
7		WHEREAS, The Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts
8		Department competed in April of 2013 in Little Rock, Arkansas
9		for the American Culinary Federation's Central US Student
10		Culinary Team Championship and the central U.S. individual
11		Student Chef of the Year competition; the program competed
12		against the best teams and individual culinary students from
13		the 15 states in the central region of the United States; and
14		WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Department Chair Chef
15		Michael McGreal and coaches Chef Tim Bucci, Chef Kyle
16		Richardson, and Chef Suzette Simpson, the Joliet Junior College
17		Culinary Arts student team won the 1st place gold and the title
18		of 2013 central US champions; the team will compete in the
19		"final four" in Las Vegas in July of 2013 for the national
20		title against the other 3 top U.S. regional teams; and
21		WHEREAS, Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts student
22		Jackie Adamonis competed in the Central U.S. Student Chef of

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1		the Year competition and won the 1st place gold and the title
2		of Top Student Chef of the Year for the Central U.S.; she will
3		also compete in the "final four" in July of 2013 against the
4		other 3 top U.S. regional students for the title of top student
5		chef in America; and
6		WHEREAS, The Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts has its
7		own local chapter with the American Culinary Federation and
8		competed in a volunteerism competition for the central U.S.
9		region; the goal was to volunteer time and efforts towards
10		fighting both hunger and childhood obesity in America; the ACF
11		Louis Joliet Chapter/Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts team
12		won this competition and was awarded a $10,000 prize from
13		Hidden Valley Original Ranch dressings and dips for its student
14		centered chapter, whose members are committed to giving back to
15		their communities; and
16		WHEREAS, The members of the Joliet Junior College Culinary
17		Arts student team are Jacob Bernard, Joe Biskie, Amy Gutierrez,
18		Timothy Baran, and Vince Cassidy; and
19		WHEREAS, The members of the Joliet Junior College Culinary
20		Arts student team serve as models of hard work, integrity, and
21		dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore,
22		be it

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1		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2		NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3		we congratulate the coaches and members of the Joliet Junior
4		College Culinary Arts student team for their victories at the
5		American Culinary Federation's Central US Student Culinary
6		Team Championship and wish them continued success and happiness
7		in the future; and be it further
8		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9		presented to the Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts student
10		team as a symbol of our esteem and respect.