Full Text of HR0541 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to
recognize the Sugar Grove Corn Boil on | 4 | | the occasion of its 50th anniversary and on its tradition of | 5 | | fostering a community
spirit and supporting charitable causes; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The first Corn Boil was organized in 1967 by the
| 8 | | Young Adults Club for the purpose of raising funds to erect a
| 9 | | new street lamp for the local community; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The original Corn Boil used corn grown in, and
| 11 | | around, the local community; it was then cooked using a vintage
| 12 | | steam engine to boil large tubs of water; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, The Corn Boil began to grow quickly, and over the
| 14 | | following years, it became more and more popular; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Seeing this growth, the Young Adults Club was
| 16 | | reorganized, becoming the Sugar Grove Community Group in order
| 17 | | to retain senior members while attracting new members for the
| 18 | | purpose of continuing fundraising projects, including the Corn
| 19 | | Boil; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, In 1985, volunteers from around the community
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| 1 | | built a pavilion for the Corn Boil using donated materials; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, In 2000 and 2004, the Corn Boil was extended,
| 3 | | first to a two-day event, and subsequently, to a three-day | 4 | | event
to keep up with its popularity and growth; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Sugar Grove Corn Boil has grown into a
| 6 | | four-day event that is attended by up to 35,000 people a year
| 7 | | with dozens of attractions, including live music, carnival
| 8 | | rides, local vendors, fireworks show, car show, 5K run, beer | 9 | | garden, carnival, parade, bingo, and many others exciting | 10 | | events; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The 2017 Sugar Grove Corn Boil seeks to raise
| 12 | | awareness of Autism and will be dedicated to Giant Steps' | 13 | | Canopy
Adult Services Program (CASP), a program dedicated to | 14 | | providing
day programs to adult individuals on the autism | 15 | | spectrum; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The Sugar Grove Corn Boil, after 50 years of
| 17 | | operation, still continues in the tradition of community
| 18 | | fundraising and charity to worthy and noble causes that its
| 19 | | founders began; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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| 1 | | recognize the Sugar Grove Corn Boil on its
50th anniversary, | 2 | | and we wish it 50 more years of success
and continued growth; | 3 | | and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
| 5 | | to the organizers of the Sugar Grove Corn Boil.
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