Full Text of HR1138 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are honored to congratulate the members of the | 4 | | Itoo Society of Peoria on the occasion of its 100th anniversary | 5 | | on July 4, 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Itoo Society of Peoria is a charitable | 7 | | organization that was founded on July 4, 1914 by 46 men who | 8 | | emigrated from the village of Aytou, Lebanon and settled in | 9 | | Peoria between 1887 and 1914; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Itoo Society of Peoria was founded in 1914 as | 11 | | the Itoo Reform and Progress Society; the name was changed in | 12 | | 1951; at its inception, the Itoo Society was envisioned as an | 13 | | organization dedicated to both charitable and fraternal | 14 | | purposes; it has lived up to that goal by helping its members | 15 | | and the villagers of Aytou, Lebanon in times of misfortune, as | 16 | | well as working with many local and national charities; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In November of 1928, a group of 18-20 women | 18 | | decided to cook a meal to serve to their friends in the Peoria | 19 | | community, with the proceeds to help pay the mortgage of the | 20 | | original Itoo Hall; that tradition has continued each year as | 21 | | the Itoo Supper, one of the oldest ethnic festivals in the | 22 | | State of Illinois; in June of 1968, the first Itoo Shish-Ka-Bob |
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| 1 | | was held to complement the Itoo Supper; these festivals' | 2 | | specialties have been wonderful Lebanese food, served along | 3 | | with the legendary hospitality of the Itoo Society; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Recognizing the strong link between the | 5 | | communities of Aytou, Lebanon and Peoria and the fact that the | 6 | | heritage of over 6,000 area residents are linked to Aytou, | 7 | | Lebanon, the Peoria City Council recently sealed the bond | 8 | | between the 2 communities by officially making Aytou, Lebanon a | 9 | | Sister City of Peoria; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Itoo Society has been the anchor for most of | 11 | | the Lebanese-Americans living in central Illinois, providing a | 12 | | strong link to their rich heritage; the founders of the Itoo | 13 | | Society instilled in their descendants a strong faith and | 14 | | devotion to God, a love of family, the knowledge of how to be | 15 | | contributing members of society through hard work and to be | 16 | | proud of their Lebanese heritage, and a profound love of the | 17 | | United States of America; therefore, be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | we congratulate the members of the Itoo Society of Peoria on | 21 | | the occasion of its 100th anniversary and wish then continued | 22 | | success in the future; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to the Board of Directors of the Itoo Society as an | 3 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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