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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Centralia Rotary Clubs are celebrating the
3 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International on
4 Wednesday, February 23, 2005; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Centralia Rotary Club was organized in 1920 and is
6 celebrating 85 years of continuous service to the Centralia
7 area; the Centralia Sunrise Rotary was organized in 1984 and is
8 celebrating 20 years of continuous service in the Centralia
9 area; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Rotary International is a worldwide organization
11 that does not discriminate, with over 1.2 million members in
12 166 countries; the organization promotes fellowship, service
13 above self, and world understanding and peace; its efforts to
14 eradicate polio in the world have had a major effect on
15 countless lives in many nations; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The Centralia Sunrise Rotary and Centralia Noon
17 Rotary have about 130 members; the clubs will hold an open
18 house on February 23, 2005, in celebration of the 100th
19 anniversary of the international organization; therefore, be
20 it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we honor the Centralia Rotary Clubs on the occasion of Rotary
24 International's 100th anniversary, and we thank the members of
25 the clubs for their devotion to the ideals of Rotary and their
26 commitment to helping others; and be it further
 
27     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
28 presented to the Centralia Sunrise Rotary Club and the
29 Centralia Noon Rotary Club as an expression of our respect and
30 esteem and with best wishes for the continued success of each

 

 

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