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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club will celebrate its
3 90th anniversary on March 18, 2008; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Today, in more than 32,000 local Rotary Clubs in
5 cities and towns of all sizes in more than 200 countries, over
6 1.2 million Rotarians are working to improve the quality of
7 life in their communities; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Rotary began with the first Rotary Club in Chicago
9 in 1905 as an organization to render "Service Above Self" to
10 the City in which it was founded; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Rotarians, through Rotary International, render
12 humanitarian services all over the world and promote good will
13 and understanding among all peoples; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club, representing a
15 cross section of business and professional leadership, has been
16 active in promoting the physical, industrial, and cultural
17 improvement of our community for 90 years; and
 
18     WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has raised over $1
19 million toward community organizations, projects, and
20 activities over the past 90 years; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has had an active
2 involvement in the operation of the historic Big Eli #17 Ferris
3 Wheel, which has come to be a symbol of the Jacksonville
4 community, for over 50 years; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Jacksonville Rotary Club has hosted and
6 sponsored many youth exchange students and Rotary Foundation
7 Group Study Exchange teams and ambassadorial scholars;
8 therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 recognize and congratulate the members of the Jacksonville
12 Rotary Club on their 90th anniversary and wish them continued
13 success in their future endeavors; and be it further
 
14     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
15 presented to the Jacksonville Rotary Club as a symbol of our
16 esteem and respect.