Full Text of HR1077 99th General Assembly
HR1077 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR1077 | | LRB099 20980 GRL 45958 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the | 4 | | Nineteenth Century Charitable Association on the occasion of | 5 | | the organization's 125th anniversary on March 16, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Nineteenth Century Club was established in | 7 | | 1891 by a group of visionary women who believed that education, | 8 | | charitable activities, and civic involvement were vital | 9 | | elements in a thriving community; the spirit of the founders | 10 | | continues today in the work of the Nineteenth Century | 11 | | Charitable Association through benevolence grants, | 12 | | scholarships, and public programming in five areas - music, | 13 | | art, literature, science, and social sciences; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Since 1891, the Nineteenth Century Charitable | 15 | | Association has focused on strengthening the community through | 16 | | learning; the organization's diverse membership builds | 17 | | mutually beneficial partnerships, practices and promotes | 18 | | charitable giving, and advances intellectual stimulation, | 19 | | learning, volunteerism, and fellowship; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, the Nineteenth Century Charitable | 21 | | Association has provided support as well as thousands of | 22 | | donations to community organizations and not-for-profits |
| | | HR1077 | - 2 - | LRB099 20980 GRL 45958 r |
|
| 1 | | through direct community outreach grant funding and the reduced | 2 | | or free use of its landmark building; the organization has also | 3 | | funded over 1,000 four-year college scholarships to area | 4 | | students, sewn and knitted more than 56,000 garments for | 5 | | infants, children, soldiers, and those in need from natural | 6 | | disasters, offered over 6,700 enriching and educational | 7 | | programs in art, music, social science, science, and | 8 | | literature, and has been a trusted community anchor that has | 9 | | touched countless lives in the past 125 years; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association is | 11 | | the sole owner of the organization's building at 178 Forest | 12 | | Avenue in Oak Park, which is used to support and enable the | 13 | | group's charitable and educational endeavors; various | 14 | | charitable and cultural activities are supported by its over | 15 | | 200 members, volunteers, and donors, as well as events held in | 16 | | this Oak Park Landmark; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate the members of the Nineteenth Century Charitable | 20 | | Association on the occasion of the organization's 125th | 21 | | anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | 22 | | the future; and be it further
| 23 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| | | HR1077 | - 3 - | LRB099 20980 GRL 45958 r |
|
| 1 | | presented to the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association as a | 2 | | symbol of our esteem and respect.
|
|