ILLINOIS REGISTER 7955
09
PROCLAMATIONS
educational advancement at colleges and universities—including more than $59
million that has been earned by residents of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, AmeriCorps Members, after their terms of service end, remain engaged in our
communities as volunteers, teachers, public servants, and nonprofit leaders in
disproportionately high levels; and
WHEREAS, Congress recently passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act to
reauthorize the Corporation for National and Community Service and engage
more Americans in service, including a major expansion of AmeriCorps to focus
on critical national issues of education, health, clean energy, veterans, and
economic opportunity; and
WHEREAS, the week of May 9-16 is recognized as AmeriCorps Week, a time for the people
of Illinois to salute AmeriCorps Members and alums for their powerful impact,
thank all of AmeriCorps' community partners in Illinois who make the program
possible, and bring more Americans into service:
THEREFORE, I, Pat Quinn, Governor of the State of Illinois, do hereby proclaim May 9-16,
2009 as AMERICORPS WEEK in Illinois, and urge all citizens to thank AmeriCorps Members
and alumni for their service and to find ways to give back to their communities.
Issued by the Governor May 27, 2009
Filed by the Secretary of State May 29, 2009
2009-197
Interior Design Week
WHEREAS, interior design is a multi-faceted profession which applies creative and technical
solutions within a structure to achieve a functional, safe, and aesthetically
pleasing interior environment; and
WHEREAS, interior design is concerned with anything found inside a space - walls, windows,
doors, finishes, textures, light, furnishings and furniture; and
WHEREAS, interior designers are responsible for planning the spaces of almost every type of
building and must be attuned to architectural detailing, including floor plans,
home renovations, as well as regulations set forth by construction and building
codes; and
