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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING MARIA POPKIEWICZ ON HER RECEIPT OF THE JANICE HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
WHEREAS, this year, Maria Popkiewicz of Chicago received the Janice Hill Memorial Award; and
WHEREAS each year, the Janice Hill Memorial Award recognizes 15 teachers from among the more than 20,000 teachers who work at child care and early childhood education centers run by Bright Horizons across the United States, Canada, and Europe; and
WHEREAS the award is named in memory of Janice Hill, a teacher at the Bright Horizons Campbell Child Care Center for ten years, where she dedicated her life to children and families before she died of cancer; and
WHEREAS Janice Hill Memorial Award is a prestigious award that recognizes teachers who demonstrate dedication and passion for early childhood education and create a positive nurturing environment for the center or school as a whole; and
WHEREAS the Janice Hill Memorial Award winners demonstrate excellence in early childhood education; and
WHEREAS Maria Popkiewicz is an Infant Teacher at the Cook County/City of Chicago Bright Horizon’s Child Development located in the George Dunne Building at 69 W. Washington, Chicago Illinois and has been an example for two decades of everything that should be right in childhood education; and
WHEREAS by receiving this award, Maria Popkiewicz was recognized by her peers, child care center director, and parents of the children in her care for her commitment to excellence in early education;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that on behalf of the people of Cook County, the President and Board of Commissioners congratulates Maria Popkiewicz on her achievement; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be spread upon the official proceedings of this Honorable body and that an official copy of the same be presented to Maria Popkiewicz in recognition of her years of service and dedication to the children of Cook County.
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