Full Text of HR0568 094th General Assembly
HR0568 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Staley Credit Union of Decatur will celebrate 75 | 3 |
| years of service to its members on July 7-9, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Several activities will commemorate the | 5 |
| anniversary, including a breakfast, health checks, and a silent | 6 |
| auction benefiting Children's Miracle Network; and
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| WHEREAS, A large anniversary celebration will take place | 8 |
| July 9 and will feature inflatable rides, the Decatur Park | 9 |
| Singers, singer Missy Vail, golf professional Steve Nickerson | 10 |
| doing long drives and trick shots, and an invitation-only | 11 |
| luncheon honoring members who have belonged to the Credit Union | 12 |
| for 50 years or more; and
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| WHEREAS, Augustus E. Staley Sr., Andrew J. Percival, and | 14 |
| several other employees of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Company | 15 |
| founded Staley Credit Union in 1930; the Credit Union was | 16 |
| chartered by the State of Illinois on July 7, 1930, for the | 17 |
| purpose of providing the employees of A.E. Staley Manufacturing | 18 |
| Company, its subsidiaries, and their families a cooperative | 19 |
| environment in which members could save money and receive | 20 |
| low-cost loans; it began with assets of $125 representing 25 | 21 |
| member deposits of $5 each; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1987, the Credit Union's bylaws were changed | 23 |
| and it became a community charter credit union to allow people | 24 |
| who lived and worked in Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, DeWitt, or | 25 |
| Shelby counties and their families to become members; and
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| WHEREAS, As the Credit Union movement grew, Staley Credit | 27 |
| Union supported the future growth of credit unions nationwide | 28 |
| by allowing directors to serve as officers on the board of the | 29 |
| Central Illinois Chapter of Credit Unions and on the executive | 30 |
| board of directors of Credit Union National Association; and
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| WHEREAS, Staley Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial | 2 |
| cooperative that is owned by its members and operated solely | 3 |
| for their benefit; it remains dedicated to its members and | 4 |
| continues to strive to keep up with the times and provide | 5 |
| responsive, convenient, and progressive services with the | 6 |
| philosophy of "People Helping People"; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, Staley Credit Union has two offices in | 8 |
| Decatur, as well as offices in Lafayette, Indiana, and Loudon, | 9 |
| Tennessee, serves over 13,000 members, and has assets of almost | 10 |
| $100 million; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 |
| we congratulate Staley Credit Union on the occasion of its | 14 |
| anniversary and express our appreciation for the valuable | 15 |
| service it has provided to its members over the past 75 years; | 16 |
| and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to Staley Credit Union as an expression of our esteem | 19 |
| and best wishes for continued growth in the future.
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