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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, On November 11, 1954 the Scales Mound Lions Club, |
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| under the sponsorship of the East Dubuque and Galena Clubs, |
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| received its charter from District Governor John Personna; and
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| WHEREAS, The club is in its 50th year of Lionism; its first |
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| president, Bill Stadel, and his wife, Erm, provided their cabin |
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| as the club's meeting place during the summer months; when Bill |
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| passed away in 1983, Erm donated the cabin to the club; and
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| WHEREAS, The members have shown they are "people serving |
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| people"; some of their activities through the years have |
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| included: donating to blind activities; sponsoring Cub Scouts; |
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| providing water safety and swimming classes, and an annual |
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| Christmas party for the children of the community; sending boys |
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| to Illinois Boys State; hosting an athletic banquet and |
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| delivering food baskets annually; providing eye glasses for the |
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| needy; coordinating fundraisers for needy persons; providing a |
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| Braille watch for a blind man; sponsoring the Lioness Club for |
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| 14 years; providing the fencing for High Point athletic park; |
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| and giving one-time money gifts to Rainbow Ridge and Galena |
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| Hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, The club participates in the annual Candy Day, |
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| awards a scholarship to a graduating senior, and has sponsored |
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| the American Red Cross blood drive for 15 years; an annual |
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| pancake breakfast and the Mother's Day Flower Sale are the |
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| club's major fundraisers; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate the Scales Mound Lions Club on its 50th |
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| anniversary; that we commend all who have contributed to the |
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| success and longevity of the club; and that we wish the members |
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| and leaders all the best in the future; and be it further
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