RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 21, 2019
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor’s 29th Annual Conference (As Revised)
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WHEREAS, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor’s 29th Annual Conference will be held April 4 through April 7, 2019 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Oak Brook; and
WHEREAS, the theme of this year’s conference is “Too Soon? The Timing of Humor”; and
WHEREAS, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor is a non-profit, member driven, international community of humor and laughter professionals and enthusiasts founded in 1987 by Registered Nurse Alison Crane; and
WHEREAS, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor provides its members the education, cutting-edge resources and supportive community that they need to excel in the practice and promotion of healthy humor; and
WHEREAS, therapeutic humor is described as any intervention that promotes health and wellness by stimulating a playful discovery, expression or appreciation of the absurdity or incongruity of life’s situations; and
WHEREAS, the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor welcomes all who are interested in learning more about the application of therapeutic humor and laughter including scholars, psychologists, counselors, allied healthcare practitioners, nurses, social workers, physicians, funeral directors, business executives, human resource managers, educators, clergy, hospital clowns, speakers, trainers and many others who incorporate humor into their life and work; and
WHEREAS, this conference will create a benevolent presence of goodwill and joy in the Greater Chicago Area and is eagerly anticipated, with light-hearted laughter breaking out; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, invite everyone to celebrate the spirit of joy in humor and laughter with members of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and enjoy the resulting feelings of goodwill and cheer that contribute to a healthy well-being; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.
Dated: March 21, 2019
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan T. Morakalis, General Counsel