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Full Text of HR0853  93rd General Assembly

HR0853 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


 


 
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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois is
3 celebrating its Tenth Anniversary and the Grand Opening of its
4 center in Arlington Heights on July 24, 2004; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois teaches
6 classes in Taoist Tai Chi in Arlington Heights, Chicago, and
7 Lombard and at senior centers and park districts in Palatine,
8 Glenview, Northbrook, Rolling Meadows, and Lombard; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois is a
10 volunteer, non-profit organization and is one of 500 such
11 branches of the International Taoist Tai Chi Society in more
12 than two dozen states and 25 countries throughout the world;
13 and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Taoist Tai Chi Society was founded by Mr. Moy
15 Lin Shin, who came to Canada from Hong Kong in 1970 and devoted
16 his life to bringing the healing benefits of Taoist Tai Chi to
17 others; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois teaches
19 Taoist Tai Chi for the dual cultivation of body and mind and
20 has a special outreach to seniors and those who struggle with
21 illness; and
 
22     WHEREAS, Taoist Tai Chi incorporates stretching and
23 turning into a sequence of movements that improve the health of
24 body, mind, and spirit, and can reduce tension, improve
25 circulation, balance, and flexibility, and strengthen the
26 immune system; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Instructors in the Taoist Tai Chi Society are
28 nationally accredited volunteers, and follow the aims and
29 objectives of the Taoist Tai Chi Society, which are to make

 

 

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1 Taoist Tai Chi available to all, to promote the health-giving
2 qualities of Taoist Tai Chi, to promote cultural exchange, and
3 to help others; and
 
4     WHEREAS, It is fitting for the State of Illinois to promote
5 the health and well-being of its residents; therefore, be it
 
6     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
7 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8 congratulate the Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois on its
9 work, and we proclaim July 24, 2004 to be Taoist Tai Chi
10 Awareness Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to the Taoist Tai Chi Society USA-Illinois as an
13 expression of our respect and esteem.