Full Text of HR0482 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Silverleaf "Let's Go Ag!" | 4 | | 4-H Club's 100th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The club's first leader was Ferdinand Basting, | 6 | | followed by Glen Rader, Gordon Ropp, Roberta Ropp, and
Diana | 7 | | Ropp; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Over the last century, members of the club have | 9 | | done a variety of service projects to benefit the Central
| 10 | | Illinois area such as participating in Adopt A Highway in | 11 | | Central Illinois and Adopt A School in Chicago,
visiting | 12 | | nursing home residents at Christmas and providing homemade | 13 | | holiday cards, providing bottled
water at the Tri-Shark | 14 | | Triathlon, maintaining planters on the grounds of the McLean | 15 | | County
Museum of History, and sponsoring blood drives for the | 16 | | American Red Cross of the Heartland; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the club participates in the McLean | 18 | | County Fair; over the years, six members of the club have
been | 19 | | crowned royalty at the fair; members participate in an ice | 20 | | cream sundae booth and "Share the
Fun" skits at the fair; | 21 | | "Let's Go Ag!" has won the State 4-H Softball Championship; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Several club members have had significant | 2 | | successes, being chosen for leadership in a variety of areas;
| 3 | | members have served as international youth exchange students | 4 | | and attended the National 4-H
Congress and Club Camp in | 5 | | Washington, D.C.; as adults, several former members been | 6 | | appointed as
members of the McLean County Farm Bureau Board of | 7 | | Directors; one former member has served as the
Director of the | 8 | | Illinois Department of Agriculture, and other former members | 9 | | have held key leadership
roles in Bloomington Normal Rotary | 10 | | Clubs, including serving as Governor of District 6490; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The anniversary will be celebrated with shared | 12 | | memories, ice
cream, pie, and cake on the afternoon of July 8, | 13 | | 2017 at the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | recognize the Silverleaf "Let's Go Ag!" 4-H Club's 100th | 18 | | anniversary, and we wish them many more successful years; and | 19 | | be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to the Silverleaf "Let's Go Ag!" 4-H Club as a symbol | 22 | | of our respect and esteem.
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