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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Rotary Club of St. Clair |
| 4 | | County (West), formerly the Rotary Club of East St. Louis, on |
| 5 | | celebrating 100 years of service to the community and world; |
| 6 | | and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rotary Club 11 (St. Louis) sponsored the Rotary |
| 8 | | Club of St. Clair County (West) as the first club in Rotary |
| 9 | | District 6510; Rotary International chartered the club on March |
| 10 | | 1, 1917 as
the 278th club in the world; Rotary International |
| 11 | | has over 35,000 clubs around the world with over 1.2
million |
| 12 | | members; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) is made |
| 14 | | up of community and business leaders
dedicated to high ethical |
| 15 | | standards as set forth in the 4-Way Test that is recited at |
| 16 | | each meeting; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Rotarians serve communities locally and around |
| 18 | | the world through contributions of time,
effort, and money; |
| 19 | | Rotarians have traveled to other countries to support service |
| 20 | | projects; in the past 100 years, St. Clair County (West) |
| 21 | | Rotarians have contributed over
$140,000 to The Rotary |
| 22 | | Foundation for funding grants around the world; in addition, |
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| 1 | | they have
contributed over $60,000 to rid the world of Polio in |
| 2 | | the past 30 years; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) |
| 4 | | sponsored the first District 6510 Interact Club at
Althoff High |
| 5 | | School in Belleville over 25 years ago, first EarlyAct club at |
| 6 | | Edgemont Elementary in East St.
Louis, scholarships to high |
| 7 | | school seniors, sponsored students for Rotary Leadership |
| 8 | | Awards, and hosted
international exchange students; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, In the past 60 years, the Rotary Club of St. Clair |
| 10 | | County (West) has provided leadership for
the District 6510 |
| 11 | | with six District Governors: William Popkess, Ray Sonnenburg, |
| 12 | | Edwin McLean Sr., James
Cavataio, Mel Weith, and Thomas |
| 13 | | Ripperda; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | declare March 4, 2017 as
Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) |
| 17 | | Day in the State of Illinois, and we urge our citizens to honor |
| 18 | | their
efforts by finding a way to serve their community; and be |
| 19 | | it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to the Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) as a |
| 22 | | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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