Full Text of HR0192 094th General Assembly
HR0192 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, February 23, 2005, marked the 100th anniversary of | 3 |
| the beginning of Rotary International in Chicago in 1905; and
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| WHEREAS, The Rotarians of Mt. Vernon celebrated this | 5 |
| occasion with a signed proclamation by Mayor Milt Sees and a | 6 |
| joint meeting of Mt. Vernon Rotary and Mt. Vernon Rotary West; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Rotary started in Mt. Vernon in 1920; the history | 9 |
| is rich with such past presidents as Myrl Lumbattis, Carl | 10 |
| Schweinfurth, J.L. Buford, Harold J. Howard, and Curtis Starr; | 11 |
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| WHEREAS, The Rotary club grew, creating
the opportunity for | 13 |
| a second
club to start in 1983; through the years, the Mt. | 14 |
| Vernon
Rotary clubs have been
known for their community works | 15 |
| that have supported the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self", | 16 |
| one of which has been to assist in the
international efforts to | 17 |
| eradicate polio by 2005; local members have raised money and | 18 |
| supported the Rotary Foundation to assist Rotarians | 19 |
| vaccinating millions of children around the globe from this | 20 |
| disfiguring disease; and
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| WHEREAS, To enhance better world understanding, | 22 |
| international students from such places as Russia, Mexico, | 23 |
| Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Australia, and France have lived | 24 |
| with Rotarians in Mt. Vernon; and
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| WHEREAS, Mt. Vernon students have been assisted in world | 26 |
| study to Germany, Japan, and Britain; members have been active | 27 |
| participants in the Group Study Exchange to send and receive | 28 |
| citizens from Thailand, Italy, South Africa, Argentina, Japan, | 29 |
| and
Russia and prepare for the new exchange with Germany this | 30 |
| spring; and
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| WHEREAS, Locally, presidents Clete Winkelman and David | 2 |
| Lister work together with their members to support work at Mt. | 3 |
| Vernon Township High School with the Strive Program; this | 4 |
| program enables Rotarians to share skills with high school | 5 |
| students to enter vocational areas prepared with life skills in | 6 |
| budgeting, resume writing, and interviewing knowledge; other | 7 |
| local activities include flag service on the holidays, trivia | 8 |
| nights, Cedarhurst food sales, City Wide Clean Up, Christmas | 9 |
| tree recycling, blood drives, and scholarships that are offered | 10 |
| by both clubs in Mt. Vernon for students to further their | 11 |
| education; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 |
| we congratulate the Mt. Vernon
Rotary clubs on the 100th | 15 |
| anniversary of the beginning of Rotary International in Chicago | 16 |
| and extend our sincere appreciation for the fellowship, | 17 |
| community service, and contributions the Rotarians of Mt. | 18 |
| Vernon provide to their community; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 |
| presented to the Mt. Vernon Rotary and Mt. Vernon Rotary West | 21 |
| clubs as an expression of our esteem.
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