Illinois HR 500: CONGRATS - DOUGLAS M. GROUNDS

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HR0500LRB104 15616 MST 28783 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to congratulate Aurora Actionaires on 50 

4years of service to the Aurora community; and

5 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires was founded in 1975 by Donna 

6J. Williams, Martha M. Hickling, and Caroline Johnson with the 

7thought of organizing a social club; and

8 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires began placing an emphasis on 

9service rather than social activities as the club progressed 

10and is now composed of 20 African American women who support 

11other like-minded organizations and volunteer to serve at 

12various community events; and

13 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires has assisted the elderly, the 

14needy, provided more than $200,000 in college scholarships to 

15typically underserved Aurora high school graduates, and 

16sponsored and maintained three Little Libraries; and

17 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires' projects have included Sickle 

18Cell Tag Days, purchasing equipment for special needs 

19students, sponsoring workshops for parents and students on how 

20to complete scholarship applications and the FAFSA (Free 

21Application for Federal Student Aid), and sponsoring girl 

HR0500- 2 -LRB104 15616 MST 28783 r

1mentoring outings to events such as the Little Mermaid movie 

2and spring etiquette teas; and

3 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires provided masks to residents of 

4the Aurora Housing Authority and hand sanitizer, gloves, and 

5socks to residents of nursing homes during the Covid-19 

6pandemic; and

7 WHEREAS, Aurora Actionaires established The Aurora 

8Actionaires Foundation, Inc. in 2015, a recognized 501(c)(3) 

9non-profit that is now the charitable arm of the organization; 

10and

11 WHERE