Full Text of HR0537 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Selfreliance
| 4 | | Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union (SUAFCU) on
60 years of | 5 | | service; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Selfreliance
Ukrainian American Federal Credit | 7 | | Union (SUAFCU) celebrated
60 years of service on September 21, | 8 | | 2011; the organization has helped
countless Ukrainian families | 9 | | and businesses in the State of
Illinois live the American | 10 | | dream; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, SUAFCU was founded on May 12, 1951, by Anton | 12 | | Artymowycz,
Roman Mycyk,
Alexander Atanowsky,
Stefan | 13 | | Sambirsky,
Bohdan Bilynsky,
Elias Semianczuk,
Joseph Datzko,
| 14 | | Walter Tymciurak,
Gregory Masnyk,
and Elias Wytanowycz
as a | 15 | | financial cooperative whose mission
was to benefit local | 16 | | members of the Ukrainian American community; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, The men signed the Organization Certificate of | 18 | | Selfreliance Federal Credit Union and the Certificate was | 19 | | approved on June 20, 1951 by the Director of the Bureau of | 20 | | Federal Credit Unions; on July 2, 1951, William T. Breitzke, | 21 | | representing the Illinois Credit Union League, presented | 22 | | Federal Credit Union Charter #7346 to the credit union's newly |
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| 1 | | elected board of directors; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Selfreliance
Ukrainian American Federal Credit | 3 | | Union is open
to anyone of Ukrainian descent or members of | 4 | | other Ukrainian
organizations, SUAFCU stays very focused on its | 5 | | original mission; the
democratic tenets to which the Union | 6 | | strictly adheres make it a unique
institution that provides an | 7 | | example of what hard working communities
can achieve; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, During its first 15 years, SUAFCU was incredibly | 9 | | active, providing
its members with over $4,156,000 in loans; | 10 | | thanks to the responsible
lending practices of this community, | 11 | | many Ukrainian doctors, dentists,
and veterinarians were able | 12 | | to found successful practices; dozens of
other businesses | 13 | | opened thanks to SUAFCU, but just as important, 1200
families | 14 | | were able to purchase homes in the Chicago area; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, This
community came together to exemplify the | 16 | | American dream through smart
practices and a closely-knit | 17 | | community; around these businesses, the "Ukrainian Village" | 18 | | prospered into a
network of interconnected community | 19 | | organizations including cultural
and social clubs and | 20 | | churches; SUAFCU works closely with churches and
others to | 21 | | ensure the assimilation process is less difficult for
Ukrainian | 22 | | immigrants, a population that brings diversity and new ideas
to | 23 | | the area; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, SUAFCU continues to prosper and help families and
| 2 | | businesses under current President and CEO Bohdan Watral and | 3 | | Chairman
of the Board of Directors Michael Kos, two strong | 4 | | advocates for
Ukrainian Americans; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | we congratulate the Selfreliance
Ukrainian American Federal | 8 | | Credit Union on their anniversary and wish them the best for | 9 | | years to come; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Selfreliance
Ukrainian American Federal Credit | 12 | | Union President and CEO Bohdan Watral and Chairman
of the Board | 13 | | of Directors Michael Kos as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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