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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to show their support for the Jazz in the
4 Park for Charity event at Governors State University in
5 University Park on July 29, 2007; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity is a 5 hour event
7 which features a variety of food from local restaurants and
8 live jazz entertainment; Ramsey Lewis' headline performance is
9 being sponsored by Great Lakes Bank; auctions, door prizes, and
10 free food and beverages makes this signature event memorable
11 for its attendees; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity is a collaborative
13 effort of 13 not-for-profit groups: Girl Scouts of South Cook
14 County, the Governors State University Foundation, Grand
15 Prairie Services, Healing Racism - Chicago Southland, the
16 Homewood Rotary, the Illinois Philharmonic, the Illinois Youth
17 Advocate Program, the Jassac Charitable Foundation, Inc. and
18 Delta Sigma Theta, Inc., JASS Alumnae Chapter, the JESF
19 Foundation of Theta Rho Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha
20 Sorority, Inc., the League of Women Voters of the
21 Homewood/Flossmoor Area, the Matteson Rotary, Special Kid's
22 Fund, Inc., the South Suburban Chicago Links, and the Tall
23 Grass Arts Association; these groups are located in Chicago

 

 

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1 southland communities and profits from the event benefit these
2 groups; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity draws approximately
4 1,500 citizens and Governors State University alumni to the GSU
5 lakefront; the event is marketed to the entire Chicagoland
6 area, along with 29,000 GSU alumni spread out across the United
7 States; therefore, be it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 support the Jazz in the Park for Charity event on July 29, 2007
11 and wish continued good fortune and success in the future to
12 all groups involved.