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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Mt. Carmel Kiwanis
4Club on their 100th Anniversary; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Mt. Carmel Kiwanis Club was founded on July
614, 1922; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The local Mt. Carmel Kiwanis Chapter is
8continuously helping their community and working toward a
9better tomorrow for the children of Wabash County; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Each year, the Mt. Carmel Kiwanis donate funds to
11benefit sports programs and education within their district;
12and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Mt. Carmel Kiwanis raised over $100,000 for
14the animal shelter and also donated their time and manpower to
15help build it; and
 
16    WHEREAS, The Mt. Carmel Kiwanis are known for helping with
17other building projects in the area, including building
18shelter houses in the local city park and completing
19renovations needed along the way; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Mt. Carmel Kiwanis host a few fundraisers
2each year to raise money for various projects, including
3Pancake Day, which was founded in 1925 and is an
4all-you-can-eat pancake dinner in October of each year with
5all proceeds dedicated to community projects; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The 100 year celebration of the Mt. Carmel
7Kiwanis Club will be held on July 9, 2022 at the Mt. Carmel
8City Park, and the event will feature "The Kiwanis Krawl",
9food trucks, and snow cones with all the proceeds going to the
10park; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we congratulate the Mt. Carmel Kiwanis Club on their 100th
14anniversary; and be it further
 
15    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16presented to Mt. Carmel Kiwanis President Ryan Turner as a
17symbol of our respect and esteem.