HR0508LRB102 20923 ECR 29812 r

1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Kiwanis Club of
4Geneseo on more than 100 years of service to the community; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Geneseo was chartered on
6October 22, 1920 and was sponsored by the Galesburg Kiwanis
7Club; of the club's 50 members, 44 members and two guests were
8present at the first meeting; and
 
9    WHEREAS, With the exception of a short period of five
10years during the depression from 1932 to 1937, Kiwanis Club of
11Geneseo members have met weekly over the past 100 years with
12the purpose of service to the community and assistance to the
13aging, the needy, and the youth of Geneseo; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Early projects for the Kiwanis Club of Geneseo
15included bicycle riding safety, kite flying contests, and old
16time minstrel shows; more recently, local projects, such as
17Swim for Fun Day at the Geneseo Pool with Kiwanis watermelon
18and a Kids Day Doo-Dah Parade of costumed pets, bikes, and
19wagons, have been popular; and
 
20    WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Geneseo sponsors two youth
21activities in the Geneseo school system, the High School Key

 

 

HR0508- 2 -LRB102 20923 ECR 29812 r

1Club, chartered in April of 1996, and the Middle School
2Builders Club, chartered in February of 2000; both clubs were
3formed to develop a sense of community service and leadership
4in young people; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Over the years, the Kiwanis Club of Geneseo has
6supported a variety of charitable organizations, including the
7Children's Miracle Network, assisted seniors with completing
8their income tax forms, provided college scholarships for Key
9Club seniors, and completed volunteer work at Hammond Henry
10Hospital and has grown to offer 30 grants to local charities
11and has sponsored Boy Scout Troop 131 since its formation; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Geneseo has supported many of
13the Kiwanis International's Worldwide service projects, such
14as the 1994 IDD (Iodine Deficiency Disorders) $75 million
15campaign and the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation through
16an annual Bowl-A-Thon, and became a gold-level club in support
17of the 2010 Eliminate project; the local club is most proud of
18their recent community service project of doubling the size of
19the Geneseo Park Shelter and renaming it the Kiwanis Pavilion;
20and
 
21    WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Pavilion is the location of the
22Kiwanis Club of Geneseo's well known community wide annual
23July 4th "Pork in the Park" dinner; this dinner includes the

 

 

HR0508- 3 -LRB102 20923 ECR 29812 r

1Maple City Band's patriotic concert held among 900 American
2Flags in honor of deceased veterans; therefore, be it
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5we congratulate the Kiwanis Club of Geneseo for making a
6difference in their community for over 100 years; and be it
7further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to the Kiwanis Club of Geneseo as a symbol of our
10respect and esteem.