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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, In the United States today, nearly 13.6 million |
| 3 | | single parents are raising over 21 million children; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Rhiannon Graham, a pageant contestant who was |
| 5 | | raised in a single-parent household and served as Miss Western |
| 6 | | Illinois 2023 and Miss Capital City 2024, has dedicated |
| 7 | | herself to community service opportunities that uplift and |
| 8 | | support single-parent families through the platform of Single |
| 9 | | But Not Alone; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rhiannon Graham's advocacy for single-parent |
| 11 | | families has included raising money for scholarships for |
| 12 | | students from single-parent families and partnering with |
| 13 | | advocacy organizations that support single-parent families, |
| 14 | | including the American Association of Single Parents, Single |
| 15 | | Parent Advocate, and Single Parent Living; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, To raise awareness for single-parent families and |
| 17 | | their unique challenges, Rhiannon Graham created the gold |
| 18 | | tinsel Single But Not Alone Awareness Ribbon, the first |
| 19 | | awareness ribbon to show recognition for single-parent |
| 20 | | families; therefore, be it
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |