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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives are |
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| pleased to congratulate the Tinley Park Arts Alive Community |
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| Band on being selected to represent Illinois in the 2004 |
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| National Festival of the States World War II Memorial |
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| Dedication in Washington, D.C.; and
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| WHEREAS, The band will be participating in the national |
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| festival from May 27, 2004 to June 2, 2004, and they will |
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| perform at the World War II Memorial on the day of the |
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| dedication; and
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| WHEREAS, The Tinley Park Arts Alive Community Band was |
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| established in 1987 under the "Arts Alive!" program to |
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| encourage, promote, teach, and perform the fine arts; in |
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| addition to local concerts, the band performs annually at the |
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| Illinois State Fair and the Hobart, Indiana Summer Music |
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| Concert Series; the group has made 2 successful tours to |
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| Büdingen, Germany, in conjunction with the Tinley |
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| Park/Büdingen Sister Cities cultural exchange program; and
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| WHEREAS, Stephen J. Platko has directed the band since |
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| 1990; he has composed multiple scores for the group, Tinley |
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| Park, and other organizations; in 2000, he received the Studs |
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| Terkel Humanities Service Award; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Tinley Park Arts Alive Community Band on being |
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| selected to represent Illinois in the 2004 National Festival of |
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| the States World War II Memorial Dedication in Washington, |
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| D.C., and we wish them the best as they represent our State; |
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| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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