Full Text of HR0430 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In 1917, Chicago business leader Melvin Jones | 3 | | encouraged members of various
business organizations to reach | 4 | | beyond business and strive for the betterment of their
| 5 | | communities and the world; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, On June 7, 1917, an organizational meeting was | 7 | | held in Chicago and the group took
the name "Association of | 8 | | Lions Clubs" and embarked on what would be a purpose to promote
| 9 | | good government and citizenship, civic and community | 10 | | involvement, create a forum for public
interest, and encourage | 11 | | community service; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 1920, Lions Clubs chartered a club in Windsor, | 13 | | Canada, thus becoming an
international service organization; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1925, Helen Keller charged the Lions with being | 16 | | "knights of the blind" and began
one of the Lions most active | 17 | | service roles, to aid the visually impaired; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1939, Lion Carl Edwin Stotz called on support | 19 | | from Lions to organize a baseball
program for children, thus | 20 | | creating Little League Baseball; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation | 2 | | was established and has since
given more than $826 million in | 3 | | grants to support humanitarian work; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Staying true to their motto "We Serve", Lions | 5 | | Clubs throughout the world have played
integral roles in aiding | 6 | | flood, earthquake, and tsunami victims, fighting the spread of | 7 | | blindness and
measles, and immunizing children at risk of | 8 | | disease; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International will celebrate its | 10 | | 100th anniversary and its first
century of service at its | 11 | | Chicago Centennial Celebration from June 30 to July 4, 2017, | 12 | | which
will feature the plenary session of Lions on Sunday, July | 13 | | 2; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | recognize July 2, 2017 as
Lions Day in Illinois to give | 17 | | recognition to Lions across Illinois, and the world, for their
| 18 | | commitment to serving the peoples of the world; and be it | 19 | | further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the president and the board
of directors of Lions | 22 | | Clubs International.
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