HR0239 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, On March 26, 2010, Marion's Sister City program
3was established with the signing of an agreement between Marion
4Mayor Robert L. Butler and Mayor Junichi Yokoe of Kanie, Aichi,
5Japan; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representatives from Kanie, including city
7officials and students, visited Marion in 2010, 2012, and 2013;
8in 2010, Marion sent adult representatives to Kanie; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Representatives from Kanie will again visit
10Marion from March 25 to 29, 2017; and
 
11    WHEREAS, In July 2017, a contingent of students and adults
12representing the City of Marion will travel to Kanie to spend a
13week experiencing the Japanese way of life; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The sister city program encourages an
15understanding of cultures, enhances the esteem that citizens
16have for one another, and promotes cooperation in many
17different fields; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
20recognize the sister city relationship between the cities of

 

 

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1Marion and Kanie, Aichi, Japan, and their continuing efforts to
2maintain a successful relationship; and be it further
 
3    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
4presented to Marion Mayor Robert L. Butler and the
5representatives from Kanie upon their upcoming visit.