HR0973 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the organizers and participants of the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale on the occasion of the event's 50th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale began in a sale barn in Congerville in 1958; the event soon moved to the Exposition Gardens in Peoria; after a move to the Peoria Convention Center, the event moved a final time to the Interstate Center in Bloomington, where it has remained the last several years; the organization utilizes the help of over 1,500 volunteers and has raised over 6 million dollars for worthy causes; and

WHEREAS, The Mennonite Central Committee is a world-wide organization that provides "relief work", consisting of medical, food, clothing, housing, and educational services, in 53 needy countries worldwide; the organization began in 1920 to assist refugees in foreign countries; and

WHEREAS, The 50th Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale will be held on March 14 and 15, 2008 at the Bloomington Interstate Center, where thousands of items will be sold to further their cause of helping the needy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the organizers and participants of the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale on the occasion of the event's 50th anniversary and wish them continued success in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to a representative of the Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale as a symbol of our esteem and respect.