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Full Text of HR0430  100th General Assembly

HR0430 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY


  

 


 
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, In 1917, Chicago business leader Melvin Jones
3encouraged members of various business organizations to reach
4beyond business and strive for the betterment of their
5communities and the world; and
 
6    WHEREAS, On June 7, 1917, an organizational meeting was
7held in Chicago and the group took the name "Association of
8Lions Clubs" and embarked on what would be a purpose to promote
9good government and citizenship, civic and community
10involvement, create a forum for public interest, and encourage
11community service; and
 
12    WHEREAS, In 1920, Lions Clubs chartered a club in Windsor,
13Canada, thus becoming an international service organization;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1925, Helen Keller charged the Lions with being
16"knights of the blind" and began one of the Lions most active
17service roles, to aid the visually impaired; and
 
18    WHEREAS, In 1939, Lion Carl Edwin Stotz called on support
19from Lions to organize a baseball program for children, thus
20creating Little League Baseball; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, In 1968, the Lions Clubs International Foundation
2was established and has since given more than $826 million in
3grants to support humanitarian work; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Staying true to their motto "We Serve", Lions
5Clubs throughout the world have played integral roles in aiding
6flood, earthquake, and tsunami victims, fighting the spread of
7blindness and measles, and immunizing children at risk of
8disease; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Lions Clubs International will celebrate its
10100th anniversary and its first century of service at its
11Chicago Centennial Celebration from June 30 to July 4, 2017,
12which will feature the plenary session of Lions on Sunday, July
132; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16recognize July 2, 2017 as Lions Day in Illinois to give
17recognition to Lions across Illinois, and the world, for their
18commitment to serving the peoples of the world; and be it
19further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the president and the board of directors of Lions
22Clubs International.