Full Text of HR1079 095th General Assembly
HR1079 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club will celebrate its | 3 |
| 90th anniversary on March 18, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, in more than 32,000 local Rotary Clubs in | 5 |
| cities and towns of all sizes in more than 200 countries, over | 6 |
| 1.2 million Rotarians are working to improve the quality of | 7 |
| life in their communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Rotary began with the first Rotary Club in Chicago | 9 |
| in 1905 as an organization to render "Service Above Self" to | 10 |
| the City in which it was founded; and
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| WHEREAS, Rotarians, through Rotary International, render | 12 |
| humanitarian services all over the world and promote good will | 13 |
| and understanding among all peoples; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club, representing a | 15 |
| cross section of business and professional leadership, has been | 16 |
| active in promoting the physical, industrial, and cultural | 17 |
| improvement of our community for 90 years; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has raised over $1 | 19 |
| million toward community organizations, projects, and | 20 |
| activities over the past 90 years; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has had an active | 2 |
| involvement in the operation of the historic Big Eli #17 Ferris | 3 |
| Wheel, which has come to be a symbol of the Jacksonville | 4 |
| community, for over 50 years; and
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| WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has hosted and | 6 |
| sponsored many youth exchange students and Rotary Foundation | 7 |
| Group Study Exchange teams and ambassadorial scholars; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 |
| recognize and congratulate the members of the Jacksonville | 12 |
| Rotary Club on their 90th anniversary and wish them continued | 13 |
| success in their future endeavors; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 |
| presented to the Jacksonville Rotary Club as a symbol of our | 16 |
| esteem and respect.
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