Full Text of HR0518 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Fiesta del Sol is the largest Latino festival in | 3 | | the Midwest; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Fiesta del Sol is an admission-free event, | 5 | | bringing patrons, sponsors, and vendors from across the nation; | 6 | | it has an art and culture pavilion, a children's area, an | 7 | | immigration booth, educational offerings, entertainment, a | 8 | | health booth, and the Copa Fiesta del Sol; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Fiesta del Sol is organized by the Pilsen | 10 | | Neighbors Community Council, with the funds from the festival | 11 | | designated for community organizing, an ACT Prep Program, | 12 | | educational scholarships, a legal clinic, an education summit, | 13 | | and a university round table; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Pilsen Neighbors Community Council, founded | 15 | | in 1954, is a non-profit organization located in the heart of | 16 | | Pilsen and Fiesta del Sol is the Pilsen Neighbors Community | 17 | | Council's primary fundraising event to underwrite its | 18 | | community organizing and service programming throughout the | 19 | | year; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, The Fiesta del Sol Guadalupe A. Reyes Scholarship | 21 | | Program has celebrated over a decade of awarding scholarships |
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| 1 | | to students from the Southwest side of the city and beyond; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Scholarship Program offers students $1,500 | 3 | | for college expenses and has given $700,000 to over 450 | 4 | | students; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Fiesta del Sol draws over 1 million visitors | 6 | | during the 4-day event, which, in 2013, will be held on July | 7 | | 25-28 in the neighborhood of Pilsen in Chicago; therefore, be | 8 | | it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we recognize and honor the 41st anniversary of Fiesta del Sol; | 12 | | and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Pilsen Neighbors Community Council as a symbol | 15 | | of our respect and esteem.
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