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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The City of Neoga began a citywide beautification
3project three years ago to make the community a more beautiful
4place to live; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Residents began planting flowers, pulling weeds,
6and picking up trash on city clean-up days as part of the
7beautification process; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Citizens strongly supported the creation of a
9veterans memorial in addition to placing memorial signs around
10the city honoring current military personnel; a committee was
11formed to research, design, and fund the new memorial; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The chosen design for the memorial included a
13walking path design with handicap accessible walkways between
14granite tablets, etched with the names of more than 1000
15veterans dating back to the Civil War; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Over the course of two years, volunteers were able
17to raise $62,000 to build the memorial by holding various
18fundraisers, including fish frys, bake sales, cookouts,
19raffles, Jeep runs, 50/50 drawings, breakfasts, t-shirts, sign
20and flag sales, and aluminum can collections; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In addition to the support received from the
2veterans who served this great country, the memorial project
3would not have been possible without the support of many
4organizations, including the Neoga Veterans Memorial
5Committee, the Neoga City Council, the Neoga Park Board, the
6engineering expertise of Milano and Grunloh, Bartel's
7Construction, Pyramid Marble, the local Girl Scouts, and the
8Modern Woodmen Group, and numerous area businesses and
9community members who generously donated to the fundraising
10efforts; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
13congratulate the City of Neoga on its successful effort to
14build a veterans memorial; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That we declare May 25, 2016 as Neoga Veterans
16Memorial Committee Day in the State of Illinois; and be it
17further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19presented to the Neoga Veterans Memorial Committee.