File #: 22-4406    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 7/11/2022 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 7/28/2022 Final action: 7/28/2022
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION HONORING MISS ILLINOIS TEEN USA DAWN PARKS WHEREAS, Dawn Parks was born January 21, 2003, to Kimberly and DeWayne Parks; and WHEREAS, at the age of 8, Dawn Parks recalls feeling small and undervalued by teachers, coaches, and peers; and WHEREAS, Dawn graduated from Rich Township High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, Mathlete Team, Student Agency Board Treasurer, Captain of the Varsity Pompon team, a three-sport athlete: basketball, volleyball, and softball; and WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks is the founder of Stand Tall, an organization focused on empowering young people to be confident in their body; and WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks is mission oriented in giving back to her community by speaking to the youth; and WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks gives most of her pageant success to Ms. Aftan Brown, her first pageant coach who inspired her to dream big; and WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks Pageant accomplishments includes, Miss Prairie Stat...
Sponsors: DEBORAH SIMS, STANLEY MOORE, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, LARRY SUFFREDIN
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

HONORING MISS ILLINOIS TEEN USA DAWN PARKS

WHEREAS, Dawn Parks was born January 21, 2003, to Kimberly and DeWayne Parks; and

WHEREAS, at the age of 8, Dawn Parks recalls feeling small and undervalued by teachers, coaches, and peers; and

WHEREAS, Dawn graduated from Rich Township High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, Mathlete Team, Student Agency Board Treasurer, Captain of the Varsity Pompon team, a three-sport athlete: basketball, volleyball, and softball; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks is the founder of Stand Tall, an organization focused on empowering young people to be confident in their body; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks is mission oriented in giving back to her community by speaking to the youth; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks gives most of her pageant success to Ms. Aftan Brown, her first pageant coach who inspired her to dream big; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks Pageant accomplishments includes, Miss Prairie State Pre-Teen 2016, International Junior Miss Illinois Jr Teen 2018, Miss Illinois High School America 2020, Miss Teen Illinois International 2021 and the 1st African American to win this title; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks was crowned Miss Illinois Teen USA, Monday, May 30, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn is currently a culinary student at Joliet Junior College Culinary Arts, she is currently a member of the Culinary Competition Team and aspires to become a world-renowned chef; and

WHEREAS, at 5'10 inches, Ms. Dawn Parks remains steadfast and immovable in her quest to showing how you can turn pain into purpose; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Dawn Parks has partnered with the Dove Self-Esteem project, using their tools and resources to help share her message to embrace all that they are and walk in the body God gave them.; and

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and Members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby honor and congratulate Dawn Parks on her achievemen...

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