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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the 
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Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise on the occasion of the 
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organization's 10th anniversary; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise was 
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chartered on March 31, 1999; in the past 10 years, the 
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organization has been involved in many different activities; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise has 
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devoted great amounts of time and effort to its youth exchange 
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program; the organization has hosted inbound students from 
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Japan, Mexico, Sweden, Venezuela, South Africa, Taiwan, 
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Germany, and Columbia; the group has also sent students from 
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Zion and  Benton to other countries, including Denmark, France, 
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Germany, Brazil, and Taiwan, to experience other cultures; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise offers 
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scholarship opportunities to graduating seniors, including two 
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4-year sustaining scholarships of $1,000 per year, a $2,000 
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vocational scholarship, and two $1,000 academic scholarships; 
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each year, the club awards a $100 savings bond to middle school 
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students who show leadership and volunteerism skills; and

 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, To promote reading in its community, the Rotary 
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Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise placed a book rack at the Zion 
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train station, where paperback books are available to 
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commuters; the club also have provided funding to assist with 
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many local projects, including Boys & Girls Club, Children's 
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Dental Clinic, A Safe Place, African American Achievement, 
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Coalition for Healthy Communities, OLH Youth Ministries, 
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Methodist Church Appalachian Project, Rebuilding Together, 
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Partners in Reading, and Wounded Heroes, among many others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise has 
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sponsored numerous international projects, including a project 
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with a partner club in Baroda, India, where the club sent 
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$10,000 to make limb replacements available to children who 
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otherwise could not afford them; the clinic in Baroda also 
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helped a school for severely handicapped children with limb 
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replacements; some of the money was used to purchase sewing 
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machines to teach the local women a skill they could use to 
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feed their families; the club also helped to furnish a computer 
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lab in a township school in Khayelitsha, South Africa; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise is 
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currently working with the Rotary Club of Helderberg to assist 
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the Eagles Rising Bridging School project in establishing a 
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computer lab; the project takes young people from disadvantaged 
 


 






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backgrounds who have completed high school and provides them 
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with a full bridging year away from their destructive 
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environments; and
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Rotary Club of Illinois Beach 
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Sunrise serve as models of hard work, integrity, and dedication 
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for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the members of the Rotary Club of Illinois Beach 
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Sunrise on the occasion of the organization's 10th anniversary 
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and wish them continued success and happiness in the future; 
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and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to the Rotary Club of Illinois Beach Sunrise as a 
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symbol of our esteem and respect.