Full Text of HR1258 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Edwards County Farm
| 4 | | Bureau (ECFB) on the occasion of its 100th anniversary on | 5 | | November 10, 2018; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The ECFB was founded in 1918 and became affiliated | 7 | | with the Illinois Agricultural Association in 1920, the | 8 | | statewide farm bureau; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, From the 1920s through the 1940s, the ECFB | 10 | | continued their work to support agricultural communities with a | 11 | | variety of projects, including eradicating bovine | 12 | | tuberculosis, starting the Anti Chicken Theft Association, and | 13 | | purchasing a soil testing lab; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, From 1968 through 1974, the ECFB celebrated its | 15 | | 50th anniversary; in 1979, at the annual meeting, membership | 16 | | voted 82% in favor of a new building
program; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1995, the ECFB Board of Directors created the | 18 | | successful Ag in the Classroom program to be implemented in | 19 | | classrooms around the county; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Robert Mason retired as manager in 1999 after 41 |
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| 1 | | years of service; later on, "Bob's Tree was created to honor | 2 | | his years of service; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, the ECFB achieved 105.72% membership | 4 | | growth, making them the top county in Illinois for membership | 5 | | growth for the 2006-2007 farm bureau year; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 2018 at the Illinois Farm Bureau annual | 7 | | meeting, the ECFB was awarded the newly established New
Horizon | 8 | | Award for their social media program, Ag Proud, that features | 9 | | short videos and stories
about local farmers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, On November 10, 2018, the Edwards County Farm | 11 | | Bureau "Gathering of Members" will be
the 100th annual meeting | 12 | | of the organization; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | congratulate the Edwards County Farm
Bureau on its 100th | 16 | | anniversary and wish them many more successful years; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to the ECFB as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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