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 1                          HOUSE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, BPW/USA was founded in 1919  and  today  is  the
 3    largest organization of working women in the world; and

 4        WHEREAS, Centralia BPW was organized in March 1926 and is
 5    celebrating 77 years of service to the Centralia area; and

 6        WHEREAS,  BPW/USA's  primary  goal  is  to  promote  full
 7    participation   in   the   workforce,  equity,  and  economic
 8    self-sufficiency for America's working  women,  and,  through
 9    educational  scholarships, help them to be of greater service
10    to their community, their state, their nation, and the world;
11    and

12        WHEREAS, BPW/USA helped bring about much of the  landmark
13    civil  and  women's  rights legislation of our time, from the
14    Civil Rights Act and Equal Pay Act, to Title IX and the Equal
15    Credit Opportunity Act; and

16        WHEREAS,  At  the  heart  of   BPW/USA   is   the   local
17    organization  where members come together and share personal,
18    professional, and leadership  development,  political  skills
19    and   awareness,   scholarship   and   loan   resources,  and
20    participate in a professional network; and

21        WHEREAS,  The  President  of  the   United   States   has
22    proclaimed  October  19  to  October  25,  2003  as  National
23    Business  Women's  Week,  a  time  set aside to honor working
24    women across the country; and

25        WHEREAS, The majority of members of the Centralia BPW are
26    residents of the City of Centralia; and

27        WHEREAS, We are proud of their leadership and service not
28    only to the Centralia community but  also  to  the  State  of
29    Illinois; therefore, be it

30        RESOLVED,   BY   THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF  THE
 
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 1    NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,  that
 2    we  proclaim  October  19  to  October  25, 2003 as "National
 3    Business Women's Week" in the State of Illinois;  and  be  it
 4    further

 5        RESOLVED,  That  suitable  copies  of  this resolution be
 6    presented to Sylvia Mahle and Gloria Freels,  co-chairpersons
 7    of BPW Week, as an expression of our esteem.