HR1222 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The City of Neoga began a citywide beautification project three years ago to make the community a more beautiful place to live; and

WHEREAS, Residents began planting flowers, pulling weeds, and picking up trash on city clean-up days as part of the beautification process; and

WHEREAS, Citizens strongly supported the creation of a veterans memorial in addition to placing memorial signs around the city honoring current military personnel; a committee was formed to research, design, and fund the new memorial; and

WHEREAS, The chosen design for the memorial included a walking path design with handicap accessible walkways between granite tablets, etched with the names of more than 1000 veterans dating back to the Civil War; and

WHEREAS, Over the course of two years, volunteers were able to raise $62,000 to build the memorial by holding various fundraisers, including fish frys, bake sales, cookouts, raffles, Jeep runs, 50/50 drawings, breakfasts, t-shirts, sign and flag sales, and aluminum can collections; and

WHEREAS, In addition to the support received from the veterans who served this great country, the memorial project would not have been possible without the support of many organizations, including the Neoga Veterans Memorial Committee, the Neoga City Council, the Neoga Park Board, the engineering expertise of Milano and Grunloh, Bartel's Construction, Pyramid Marble, the local Girl Scouts, and the Modern Woodmen Group, and numerous area businesses and community members who generously donated to the fundraising efforts; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the City of Neoga on its successful effort to build a veterans memorial; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we declare May 25, 2016 as Neoga Veterans Memorial Committee Day in the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Neoga Veterans Memorial Committee.