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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Copernicus
3Foundation, a cultural and civic center serving the Polish
4community as well as other ethnic groups; and
 
5    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation was charted as a
6non-for-profit organization in July of 1971 to serve the
7metropolitan Chicago area as a major civic, educational,
8recreational, and entertainment resource; and
 
9    WHEREAS, The officers of the Copernicus Foundation are
10Chairman of the Board Hubert Cioromski, President Mario
11Mikoda, and Executive Director Kamila Sumelka; and
 
12    WHEREAS, The mission of the Copernicus Foundation is to
13preserve the Polish culture and historic heritage with pride;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation allows patrons to
16glimpse life as it was lived by their ancestors and to connect
17to a timeless culture; and
 
18    WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, the Copernicus Foundation
19has sponsored the annual Taste of Polonia, Chicago's oldest
20and largest ethnic neighborhood festival; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation is not only the home of
2several organizations and non-for-profits but also a civic
3partner of the Jefferson Park community; it is located on
4Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago's "Polish Corridor", and is the
5anchor of the city's Little Warsaw; therefore, be it
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
8we declare July 12, 2021 as Copernicus Foundation Day in the
9State of Illinois; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to the Copernicus Foundation as a symbol of our
12respect and esteem.