Full Text of HR0283 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives recognize the
essential spirit of giving back | 4 | | to one's community; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The legacy of George and Emma Loveland continue to | 6 | | set the standard for
public service through their establishment | 7 | | of the Loveland Community House even 75 years
after opening its | 8 | | doors; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Lovelands spent their lives in the Dixon area | 10 | | and were vitally
interested in the community's progress; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Lovelands believed that every individual | 12 | | deserves a social life, and
therefore generously provided a | 13 | | building and equipment for the use of all who cared to
| 14 | | participate in Loveland Community House's activities; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Loveland Community House was built at a cost | 16 | | of $200,000 (over $3,200,000 in today's
dollars) and dedicated | 17 | | in 1940; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Loveland Community House is not only a | 19 | | beautiful structure, but includes a museum dedicated
to local | 20 | | history and includes a collection of artwork from nationally |
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| 1 | | known local artists; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Loveland Community House attracts patrons for | 3 | | a multitude of events, from weddings to
birthday parties, | 4 | | religious and professional functions, always at very low rates, | 5 | | keeping in the
spirit of the Lovelands; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Another purposes of the Lovelands providing a | 7 | | community house,
was to perpetuate the family name, a family | 8 | | whose roots in Dixon extend over 175 years, beginning when Otis | 9 | | Loveland's grandfather, George C. Loveland, came to Dixon with | 10 | | his wife,
2 sons and 3 daughters in 1837; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 12 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that in | 13 | | honor of the Loveland
family's commitment to others, October | 14 | | 11, 2015 shall be designated as "Loveland Day" in the
State of | 15 | | Illinois.
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