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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Naperville Baseball Association will |
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| celebrate its 50th anniversary on June 3, 2005, at Knoch Park; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, The Association was founded in 1955 to provide |
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| baseball recreation for young adults, ages 13 to 18, fostering |
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| the ideals of good sportsmanship, courage, obedience, loyalty, |
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| truth, and reverence, in order that those involved might become |
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| finer, stronger, and happier adults; and
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| WHEREAS, The Association is an all-volunteer organization |
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| consisting of two leagues of play: Pony league for students |
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| ages 13 and 14, and Colt league for students ages 15 to 18; the |
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| Pony league has 46 teams playing at three different skill |
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| levels, and the Colt league has 35 different teams playing at |
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| two different skill levels; and
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| WHEREAS, The Association currently programs nearly 1,000 |
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| games each year, serving approximately 1,250 players; games are |
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| available for any who wish to participate; and
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| WHEREAS, Throughout the past 50 years, the Naperville |
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| Baseball Association has touched the lives of more than 25,000 |
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| young people; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we congratulate the Naperville Baseball Association on the |
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| occasion of its 50th anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Naperville Baseball Association as an |
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| expression of our respect and esteem and with best wishes for |
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| the continued success of such a fine organization.
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