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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to recognize the citizens of 
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Greenville on receiving the Governor's Home Town Award for 
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2007; the awards banquet will be held November 27, 2007 at the 
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Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Greenville Women's Club was officially formed 
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in 1974 and became an extension of the city in making decisions 
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concerning the renovation and restoration of downtown 
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buildings; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Greenville Women's Club has been involved in 
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city-wide beautification for over 30 years, forming a 
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Beautification Committee in 2006; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Over $9 million has been spent on city-wide 
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beautification since 1992 by Greenville's business and 
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community groups; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Numerous clubs, businesses, and volunteers helped 
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make Greenville's 5-year city-wide beautification plan a 
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reality; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The outstanding support and dedication of the 
 


 






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community has enabled the City of Greenville to paint and 
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restore businesses, plant trees and flowers, and even decorate 
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the town for the holidays; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The beautification of Greenville has been 
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described as a Norman Rockwell painting and has become an 
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inspiration for other small towns working to achieve the same 
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goals; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the citizens of Greenville and the Greenville 
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Women's Club on receiving the 2007 Governor's Home Town Award; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
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presented to the City of Greenville and the Greenville Women's 
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Club as a symbol of our appreciation and respect.