Full Text of HR0042 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend the DeKalb Rotary Club for | 4 | | their 100 years of service to the community and the world; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club was organized under the | 6 | | sponsorship of the Joliet Rotary Club on January 22, 1921; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club follows the objectives of | 8 | | Rotary International, including the development of | 9 | | acquaintance as an opportunity for service, high ethical | 10 | | standards in business and professions, the recognition of the | 11 | | worthiness of all useful occupations and the dignifying of | 12 | | each Rotarian's occupation as an opportunity to serve society, | 13 | | the application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian's | 14 | | personal, business, and community life, and the advancement of | 15 | | international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a | 16 | | world fellowship of business and professional persons united | 17 | | in the ideal of service; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, From its inception, the DeKalb Rotary Club began | 19 | | community service projects, including the construction of a | 20 | | swimming pool for DeKalb County citizens and the establishment | 21 | | of a campground for the Boy Scout and Girl Scout organizations | 22 | | in DeKalb County in 1926, which included 27 acres, a pool, and |
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| 1 | | several buildings; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, To expand service opportunities, the DeKalb | 3 | | Rotary Club sponsored the formation of the Sycamore Rotary | 4 | | Club in 1944 and jointly sponsored the Kishwaukee Sunrise | 5 | | Rotary in 1991; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club has also supported | 7 | | communities across the United States and the world by | 8 | | supporting the global Polio Eradication Initiative, for which | 9 | | Rotary International recognized the DeKalb Rotary Club as one | 10 | | of the top 50 clubs in the world to support the initial | 11 | | fundraising initiative; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club has helped the world even | 13 | | further by partnering with the Rotary Club of San Doná di | 14 | | Piave, Italy to complete two international humanitarian | 15 | | projects, including the purchase of an ambulance for a village | 16 | | in the Congo and gifting an EKG machine to a village in | 17 | | Guatemala; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club continues to live the | 19 | | Rotary motto of "Service Above Self" by providing music | 20 | | recitals to retirement and rehabilitation centers, donating | 21 | | and volunteering with Meals on Wheels, acknowledging | 22 | | outstanding high school students with donations to school |
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| 1 | | programs, and contributing to drug prevention activities, | 2 | | after-school literacy projects, and multiple other service | 3 | | projects benefiting the community; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The DeKalb Rotary Club has continued to meet | 5 | | during the COVID-19 pandemic through online meetings, ensuring | 6 | | a consistent line of communication with Club members and the | 7 | | community; therefore, be it
| 8 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 9 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 10 | | we congratulate the DeKalb Rotary Club on 100 years of service | 11 | | to the community and the world; and be it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to the DeKalb Rotary Club as a symbol of our respect | 14 | | and esteem.
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