HR0609 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Aurora Latin American Club on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club was formed on September 20, 1959 by Mexican-American citizens who migrated to Aurora from Texas during the 1950s-1970s in their search for the American Dream; and

WHEREAS, The founders of the Aurora Latin American Club saw a need to establish a formal social network that would unite fellow Mexican-Americans as accepted members of a group with a shared language, traditions, and values; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club helps its members develop skills critical for cross-cultural communications, tolerance for differences, trust and consensus-building, collaborative work habits, and the use of persistence and creativity to solve problems; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club seeks to instill patriotism in its members through active involvement in the American political process; the organization has also had a vision of Hispanics gaining the acknowledgement and respect of the citizens of the City of Aurora and the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club members' cultural traditions and activities promote Hispanic pride, education, and leadership for its members and their families, as well as increased civic and economic participation in the City of Aurora and the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club has helped establish patterns of importance in the lives of people from Mexican-American heritage and facilitated their assimilation and acculturation in Aurora, thus becoming an Aurora institution; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate the date of September 20, 2009 as "Aurora Latin American Club 50th Anniversary Day" in the State of Illinois and congratulate the members of the Aurora Latin American Club on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we ask the citizens of the State of Illinois to celebrate the many contributions that the Aurora Latin American Club has given the people of the City of Aurora and the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Aurora Latin American Club as a symbol of our esteem and respect.