Full Text of HR0041 95th General Assembly
HR0041 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor the members of the Knights | 4 |
| of Columbus Holy Trinity Council #4400 of Joliet on the | 5 |
| occasion of the 50th anniversary of the organization; and
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| WHEREAS, The Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council #4400 | 7 |
| is led by Grand Knight James R. Sponder; the group was started | 8 |
| in 1957 by about 20 members at St. Stephen's Church in Joliet; | 9 |
| there are over 200 members today; and
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| WHEREAS, The Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council #4400 | 11 |
| members hold annual family picnics, children's Christmas | 12 |
| parties, a weekly fish fry, a corned beef dinner, and many | 13 |
| other activities; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the years Knights of Columbus Holy | 15 |
| Trinity Council #4400 has supported Knights' charitable causes | 16 |
| worldwide, including raising funds for disaster victims and | 17 |
| different charities; their work in the community includes | 18 |
| helping Cornerstone, United Cerebral Palsy of Will County, | 19 |
| Maternity Services, and other groups; the main fundraisers of | 20 |
| the year are the Annual Fish Fry and Tootsie Roll drive, | 21 |
| benefitting mentally handicapped and mentally challenged | 22 |
| citizens; and
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| WHEREAS, The Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity Council #4400 | 2 |
| have provided funds to the Joliet Catholic Academy and | 3 |
| Providence High School; they have also sponsored a team for | 4 |
| many years with Belmont Little League in Joliet; and
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| WHEREAS, For 50 years the men of the Knights of Columbus | 6 |
| Holy Trinity Council #4400 have served their church and their | 7 |
| community, dedicated to the principles of charity, honor, | 8 |
| fraternity, and patriotism and providing service to those in | 9 |
| need; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate the men of the Knights of Columbus Holy Trinity | 13 |
| Council #4400 on the occasion of their 50th anniversary; and be | 14 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to James Sponder, Grand Knight of the Knights of | 17 |
| Columbus Holy Trinity Council #4400 in Joliet as a symbol of | 18 |
| our respect.
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