Full Text of HR0764 95th General Assembly
HR0764 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The member of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate City Limits Band | 4 |
| for their involvement and contribution to St. Jude Children's | 5 |
| Research Hospital; and
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| WHEREAS, The band will be recognized during the "Friends | 7 |
| and Fans for St. Jude Celebration of Hope" reception on October | 8 |
| 21, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, City Limits Band has been a long-time staple in | 10 |
| central Illinois, tracing their roots back to the 1960s; with | 11 |
| the release of their only CD project in 2004, the band's | 12 |
| popularity increased, elevating them as one of the most sought | 13 |
| after country rock bands in the Midwest; City Limits Band | 14 |
| disbanded in the summer of 2007, retiring their name; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1989, Country Cares for St. Jude Kids was | 16 |
| launched nationally, one of the most successful radio | 17 |
| fund-raising events in America; Springfield radio station | 18 |
| 104.5 WFMB has supported the program since its inception; in | 19 |
| one of their first radio telethons, WFMB invited City Limits | 20 |
| Band to participate and the Band agreed, making a financial | 21 |
| contribution to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and | 22 |
| challenging other bands in the area to do the same; and
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| WHEREAS, City Limits Band has continued to support St. Jude | 2 |
| through the years, assisting with telephone banks during the | 3 |
| radio telethons and making personal donations; they also | 4 |
| initiated "Stuff the Boot for St. Jude" in which they invited | 5 |
| fans to stuff cowboy boots with dollar donations while the band | 6 |
| performed live; in 2006, City Limits Band hosted a fan | 7 |
| appreciation party, one of the first in the area sponsored by a | 8 |
| band, which also served as a fundraiser for St. Jude Children's | 9 |
| Research Hospital; despite competing with a spring tornado, the | 10 |
| band exceeded their goal of raising $5,000 and donated $6,100 | 11 |
| to St. Jude; and
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| WHEREAS, Through their years of dedication and support of | 13 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, City Limits Band has | 14 |
| demonstrated what amazing achievements can be accomplished | 15 |
| when artists unite through music for a needed cause; therefore, | 16 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 |
| congratulate City Limits Band for their support and | 20 |
| contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; and be | 21 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the members of City Limits Band as a symbol of our | 2 |
| respect and admiration.
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