Full Text of HR0044 94th General Assembly
HR0044 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Marine Corps League was | 3 |
| chartered on May 8, 1954; the group sponsors many philanthropic | 4 |
| projects and activities and is a strong participant in the | 5 |
| Marine Corps Toys for Tots program, holding events to assist in | 6 |
| collecting toys for underprivileged children, establishing | 7 |
| drop-off points, and collecting toys throughout the | 8 |
| Chicagoland area; and
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| WHEREAS, The League sponsors the Young Marines program in | 10 |
| the broader Chicagoland area; this program helps inner city and | 11 |
| suburban girls and boys establish self-confidence, social | 12 |
| skills through team projects, leadership qualities through | 13 |
| training, and the value of good moral character; and
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| WHEREAS, The group provides assistance and support to | 15 |
| veterans through weekly hospital visits, where members provide | 16 |
| a sweet table and beverages to long and short term care | 17 |
| veterans, and they also collect and distribute comfort items to | 18 |
| veterans in various Veterans Administration Hospitals and Care | 19 |
| Facilities; the group also donates funds to either restore or | 20 |
| build various memorials honoring America's veterans in the | 21 |
| northwest Illinois area; and
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| WHEREAS, The Northwest Suburban Marine Corps League has | 23 |
| solicited over $60,000 in comfort items for U.S. troops serving | 24 |
| in Operation Iraqi Freedom; the Detachment has supported U.S. | 25 |
| Marine Corps families in need with funds, clothing, food, and | 26 |
| moral support when needed; and
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| WHEREAS, Northwest Suburban Detachment has provided | 28 |
| memorial services throughout the Northwest Illinois area, | 29 |
| bringing comfort and pride to the families of our nation's | 30 |
| fallen heroes; and
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| WHEREAS, The group has provided color guards for various | 2 |
| community events and parades; and
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| WHEREAS, This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Sea | 4 |
| Service Awards Dinner, which honors accomplishments in the | 5 |
| community and their branch of service by United States military | 6 |
| service personnel and their families serving in the Marine | 7 |
| Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 |
| we thank the members of the Northwest Suburban Marine Corps | 11 |
| League for their work in the community and with young people | 12 |
| and veterans, and we congratulate them on the occasion of their | 13 |
| 30th anniversary Sea Service Awards Dinner; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the Northwest Suburban Marine Corps League as an | 16 |
| expression of our respect and esteem and with our best wishes | 17 |
| for the future.
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