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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Glendale Heights Junior Women's Club on the occasion of the
5 25th anniversary of the organization; and
 
6     WHEREAS, In March of 1982 a group of 12 women got together
7 to form a woman's club in Glendale Heights; the first
8 fundraiser was a garage sale, and the first service project was
9 serving punch and cake while giving tours at the dedication of
10 the Glenside Public Library; 20 years later the club members
11 returned to the library to serve punch and cake at the
12 rededication of the library; and
 
13     WHEREAS, The Glendale Heights Junior Women's Club is a
14 non-profit club consisting of members from Glendale Heights and
15 surrounding communities; the members now hold three
16 fundraisers a year, the Candlelight Bowl in February, the Bingo
17 Tent at Glendale Heights Fest in July, and a Craft/Auction
18 dinner in October to help needy families and organizations in
19 the area; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Beneficiaries of the club's fundraising efforts
21 include helping needy individuals like Kyle Frankiewicz, a
22 child that needed a lung transplant; in addition they help

 

 

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1 organizations such as DUCAP, a teen outreach organization, TLC
2 Camp (for terminally ill children and their siblings), Glen
3 Oaks Hospital, Glendale Heights Attack on America Relief Fund,
4 and Operation Smile; in addition the club aids a member who has
5 an organization to help area homeless veterans; the club gives
6 scholarships once a year to a needy and worthy recipient and
7 works with the Miss DuPage and Miss Western Suburbs scholarship
8 program, by helping out with the contest by being judges and
9 floor people; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The Glendale Heights Junior Women are Chamber of
11 Commerce members, members of the Character Counts Coalition,
12 sponsors of the Adopt-A-Highway program, participants in the
13 Glen Oaks Hospital Health and Safety Fair, and they serve food
14 at the National Night Out event; the club was also the
15 recipient of the 2006 Chamber of Commerce Community Service
16 Award; and
 
17     WHEREAS, The Glendale Heights Junior Women's Club is a
18 member of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs and the
19 General Federation of Women's Clubs, an international women's
20 volunteer service group; therefore, be it
 
21     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
23 congratulate the members of the Glendale Heights Junior Women's

 

 

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1 Club on the 25th anniversary of their organization; and be it
2 further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to a representative of the Glendale Heights Junior
5 Women's Club as a symbol of our esteem.