Full Text of HR1443 094th General Assembly
HR1443 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 45th anniversary | 4 |
| of the Centralia Cultural Society; and
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| WHEREAS, The Centralia Cultural Society has been serving | 6 |
| the Centralia area since 1961; its mission is to connect arts | 7 |
| with the community and the community with the arts through | 8 |
| appreciation, education, exhibition, and performance; and
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| WHEREAS, The Society achieves its mission through its four | 10 |
| member groups, the Little Theatre Players, Choral Society, | 11 |
| Philharmonic Orchestra, and Palette & Brush Club/Light & Lens; | 12 |
| Society membership consists of about 400 volunteers in the four | 13 |
| groups and 350 patrons that provide financial support; the | 14 |
| organization is nearly completely supported by the local | 15 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1971, the Society constructed an Arts Center | 17 |
| that was expanded in 1981; another expansion is planned and | 18 |
| fundraising has begun; the Society is also assisting in the | 19 |
| re-opening of the downtown theatre for arts performances; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1992, with the elimination of many of the area | 21 |
| school arts programs, the Society began an Arts in Education | 22 |
| program; in the summer of 1995, the Picture Person program was | 23 |
| planned and implemented with the cooperation of the Centralia | 24 |
| City Schools; it has been steadily expanded each year with | 25 |
| volunteers working in six area schools; grants have been | 26 |
| written for many artist residencies; and
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| WHEREAS, The Society's school programs are offered either | 28 |
| free of charge or for a small fee for the theatre performances; | 29 |
| each year, the organization provides between six and eight live | 30 |
| theatre professional productions for 25 to 30 schools in a |
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| radius of 35 miles; in addition, four or five community theatre | 2 |
| productions are given each season; there are four community | 3 |
| orchestra concerts a year, three art shows (all local artists), | 4 |
| and three community choral concerts, as well as several special | 5 |
| events; the group's building is used over 300 times during the | 6 |
| year and average attendance at all events is approximately | 7 |
| 50,000; and
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| WHEREAS, The Society usually employs two student interns | 9 |
| during the summer, offers yearly scholarships to students | 10 |
| pursuing a career in the arts, holds a Young Artist Competition | 11 |
| every other year, offers a Summer Arts Camp each June, and | 12 |
| offers Suzuki group and private lessons to both adults and | 13 |
| children in the area; the Society's newsletter, published four | 14 |
| times a year, is mailed to over 3,000 area
households; and
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| WHEREAS, The group will celebrate its 45th anniversary on | 16 |
| Saturday, October 14, 2006; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 |
| we recognize the 45th anniversary of the Centralia Cultural | 20 |
| Society; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 |
| presented to the Society as an expression of our esteem.
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