Full Text of HR0804 93rd General Assembly
HR0804 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to honor the Marion Elks B.P.O.E. | 4 |
| 800 for its many contributions to the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The Marion Elks participate in several events | 6 |
| throughout the year; its two main charities are the Elks | 7 |
| National Foundation and the Elks Crippled Children's Program; | 8 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, The Elks National Foundation (ENF) was created in | 10 |
| 1928 and to be the Philanthropic arm of the Benevolent and | 11 |
| Protective Order of Elks of the USA; the 3 outstanding | 12 |
| characteristics of the ENF include that it is a permanent fund, | 13 |
| its contributions are raised by voluntary gifts, and the entire | 14 |
| income from the principal fund is available for the Elks' | 15 |
| Charitable and Benevolent work; and
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| WHEREAS, The Illinois Elks Crippled Children's Program | 17 |
| generates direct assistance to physically challenged children | 18 |
| and scholarship assistance to physical/occupational therapy | 19 |
| students in Illinois; the Marion Elks sponsor several | 20 |
| fundraisers each year for this fund, including an annual dart | 21 |
| tournament and an auction with prizes and gifts donated from | 22 |
| local business and members of the lodge; the group raises an | 23 |
| average of $7,000 to $10,000 a year for the Elks Crippled | 24 |
| Children's Program; and
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| WHEREAS, The Marion Elks also provide assistance to people | 26 |
| in their own community and area; each year the group cooks at | 27 |
| the fair for DCFS, where they serve anywhere from 2,000 to | 28 |
| 4,000 children and foster parents; the group also holds a Labor | 29 |
| Day Cookout at the State Fair, serving 2,000 to 3,000 people; | 30 |
| the Lodge sponsors an annual 4th of July event at Lake Egypt | 31 |
| with fireworks; members of the Elks participate in several |
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| events throughout the Marion area to help raise money for | 2 |
| things such as Main Street and the Civic Center; the group | 3 |
| sponsors an annual Christmas Party with Santa and gifts for | 4 |
| underprivileged children; and
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| WHEREAS, One member of the Marion Elks, Penny Bagbey, has | 6 |
| been honored by the Elks State Association for his work with | 7 |
| veterans at that Veterans Hospital in Marion; throughout the | 8 |
| year, Mr. Bagbey and several other members make monthly trips | 9 |
| to the hospital and nursing home; Mr. Bagbey holds fishing | 10 |
| trips, cookouts, and several other events each year for the | 11 |
| veterans; and
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| WHEREAS, Another charitable event that the Marion Elks | 13 |
| sponsor is Kozy Kidz; this is set up as a local charity to help | 14 |
| buy coats and gloves for children in Marion; in the past 7 | 15 |
| years, the charity has raised approximately $24,000; purchased | 16 |
| over 800 coats; helped a homeless family with 2 children get an | 17 |
| apartment, and obtained donations of furniture, clothing, and | 18 |
| household supplies; and provided children from 6 families a | 19 |
| Christmas that they would not have had otherwise; therefore, be | 20 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 23 |
| that we honor the Marion Elks B.P.O.E. 800 for its many | 24 |
| contributions to the community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to the Marion Elks B.P.O.E. 800 as an expression of | 27 |
| our respect and esteem.
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