Full Text of HR1196 99th General Assembly
HR1196 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the Kiwanis | 4 | | Club of Aurora on the occasion of the organization's 100th | 5 | | anniversary on September 20, 2016; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Kiwanis International is a volunteer-led | 7 | | organization based in 7 regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada | 8 | | and Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the | 9 | | United States and Pacific Canada; there are nearly 600,000 | 10 | | members in Kiwanis and the organization annually raises more | 11 | | than $100 million, sponsors nearly 150,000 service projects, | 12 | | and reports over 18 million volunteer hours to strengthen | 13 | | communities and serve children; Kiwanis also sponsors about | 14 | | 7,000 youth service clubs with nearly 320,000 youth members; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is involved in many | 17 | | civic initiatives in the local community, including $40,000 in | 18 | | annual funding to school and other youth programs; $100,000 in | 19 | | funding to the Aurora Public Library to build the Kiwanis | 20 | | Children's Center; 4 scholarships through the Community | 21 | | Foundation of the Fox River Valley which give $1,250 per year | 22 | | for 2 years to students; 3 area fundraisers, consisting of a | 23 | | pancake fundraiser, place mat advertisements for various |
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| 1 | | events, and selling peanuts for charity; and 2 annual grants to | 2 | | a variety of organizations that help children; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is also a co-sponsor of | 4 | | the "Coats for Kids" - Aurora program in partnership with the | 5 | | City of Aurora, Communities In Schools, and various Aurora | 6 | | schools to distribute free coats to needy children; in 2015, | 7 | | approximately 1,800 new coats were ordered at wholesale prices | 8 | | and over 2,000 surplus coats were distributed to Aurora | 9 | | schools; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Women constitute about 26% of total members in | 11 | | Kiwanis International; at the 2013 International Convention, | 12 | | Sue Petrisin was elected to serve as the organization's first | 13 | | female international vice president; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora serve as | 15 | | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people | 16 | | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate the members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora on the | 20 | | occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish them | 21 | | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora as a symbol of our | 3 | | esteem and respect.
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