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SENATE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Copernicus 
3Foundation, a cultural and civic center serving the Polish 
4community as well as other ethnic groups; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation was charted as a 
6non-for-profit organization in July of 1971 to serve the 
7metropolitan Chicago area as a major civic, educational, 
8recreational, and entertainment resource; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The officers of the Copernicus Foundation are 
10Chairman of the Board Hubert Cioromski, President Mario 
11Mikoda, and Executive Director Kamila Sumelka; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, The mission of the Copernicus Foundation is to 
13preserve the Polish culture and historic heritage with pride; 
14and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation allows patrons to 
16glimpse life as it was lived by their ancestors and to connect 
17to a timeless culture; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, the Copernicus Foundation 
19has sponsored the annual Taste of Polonia, Chicago's oldest 
20and largest ethnic neighborhood festival; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation is not only the home of 
2several organizations and non-for-profits but also a civic 
3partner of the Jefferson Park community; it is located on 
4Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago's "Polish Corridor", and is the 
5anchor of the city's Little Warsaw; therefore, be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL 
7ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare July 12, 
82021 as Copernicus Foundation Day in the State of Illinois; 
9and be it further
  
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
11presented to the Copernicus Foundation as a symbol of our 
12respect and esteem.