Full Text of HR0987 95th General Assembly
HR0987 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and | 4 |
| employees of the First Community Bank and Trust of Beecher on | 5 |
| the occasion of winning Illinois State Representative Lisa | 6 |
| Dugan's "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year Award; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank and Trust of Beecher won | 8 |
| the "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year Award based upon its | 9 |
| unwavering support of the Beecher School District and the | 10 |
| Beecher and Peotone communities; the bank was the first | 11 |
| business that approached the school district to form a | 12 |
| business/education partnership, inspiring other businesses to | 13 |
| follow suit; electronic school signs, scorer's tables, | 14 |
| scoreboards, and other various major items have been provided | 15 |
| to the school district due to this generous partnership; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank has participated in | 17 |
| numerous programs to assist the Beecher and Peotone | 18 |
| communities; the bank has been an active supporter in the | 19 |
| Beecher Education Foundation since its inception in 1995, | 20 |
| raising over $300,000 for the purchase of unbudgeted materials, | 21 |
| equipment, and programs for the Beecher School District; the | 22 |
| bank has actively supported the Beecher Fourth of July | 23 |
| Commission for over 80 years, helping to make major |
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| improvements to Firemen's Park for the benefit of the | 2 |
| community; the bank has also supported the Beecher Community | 3 |
| Scholarship Association since 1963, which has raised over | 4 |
| $574,000 in scholarships for deserving graduates of Beecher | 5 |
| High School, and has assisted in raising over $120,000 for the | 6 |
| Peotone Community Scholarship Association; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank is a member of the | 8 |
| Beecher Chamber of Commerce and the Peotone Chamber of Commerce | 9 |
| with officers or employees serving on the Chambers' Boards; the | 10 |
| bank has supported all of the Chambers' endeavors; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank was instrumental in | 12 |
| creating the Beecher Community Library, graciously | 13 |
| facilitating the transaction below market value; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank has initiated and | 15 |
| sponsored a party at the Prairie Pointe business complex with | 16 |
| fellow businesses located at the Pointe for the past two years, | 17 |
| donating a significant portion of the proceeds to the Beecher | 18 |
| Beautification Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, The First Community Bank conducts tours for | 20 |
| various accounting, government, economic, and business classes | 21 |
| from the Beecher High School; the bank also provides employment | 22 |
| opportunities for Beecher High School students through the high |
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| school's school-to-work program; and
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| WHEREAS, To further its community involvement, The First | 3 |
| Community Bank also encourages its employees to participate in | 4 |
| numerous local groups to help the community; and
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| WHEREAS, The commitment and dedication shown by the | 6 |
| employees and owners of The First Community Bank and Trust of | 7 |
| Beecher makes this business a model for the organizations and | 8 |
| citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| congratulate the owners and employees of the First Community | 12 |
| Bank and Trust of Beecher on the occasion of winning Illinois | 13 |
| State Representative Lisa Dugan's "Good Neighbor" Business of | 14 |
| the Year Award and wish them continued success and happiness in | 15 |
| the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to a representative of the First Community Bank and | 18 |
| Trust of Beecher as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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