Full Text of HR0027 97th General Assembly
HR0027 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 members of the | 4 | | Westmont Lions Club on their 75th anniversary; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Westmont Lions Club was chartered on January | 6 | | 8, 1936; the main mission of the Westmont Lions Club is service | 7 | | to the community with an emphasis on blind and deaf activities; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Club hosts events such as Candy Day, the | 10 | | Westmont Red, White, and BBQ Festival, and A Magical Vision | 11 | | Fundraiser, as well as sponsoring several scholarship programs | 12 | | for Westmont High School Seniors; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Club has been a staple at the Annual Taste of | 14 | | Westmont, serving up over 1,000 ears of corn annually; previous | 15 | | events have included the Pow Wow Days Festival, the Spring | 16 | | Carnival, Donkey Basketball, and the Downtown Westmont | 17 | | Christmas decorations; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The newest endeavor of the Lions Club is the "Send | 19 | | a Kid to Camp Lions" promotion; currently running in 4 states, | 20 | | the promotion will go to the national level in a few years and | 21 | | is expected to raise more than $1,000,000 a year in donations |
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| 1 | | to send blind and deaf children to camp; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Westmont Lions Club started 3 other Lions | 3 | | Clubs, in Bolingbrook, Oakbrook, and Darien; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, The Westmont Lions Club pays for more than 80 | 5 | | vision tests, 80 pairs of glasses, and 30 hearing aids for | 6 | | low-income families every year; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate the members of the Westmont Lions and wish them | 10 | | all the best in their future endeavors; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the Westmont Lions as a symbol of our respect and | 13 | | esteem.
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