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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the Kiwanis | ||||||
| 4 | Club of Aurora on the occasion of the organization's 100th | ||||||
| 5 | anniversary on September 20, 2016; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Kiwanis International is a volunteer-led | ||||||
| 7 | organization based in 7 regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Canada | ||||||
| 8 | and Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and the | ||||||
| 9 | United States and Pacific Canada; there are nearly 600,000 | ||||||
| 10 | members in Kiwanis and the organization annually raises more | ||||||
| 11 | than $100 million, sponsors nearly 150,000 service projects, | ||||||
| 12 | and reports over 18 million volunteer hours to strengthen | ||||||
| 13 | communities and serve children; Kiwanis also sponsors about | ||||||
| 14 | 7,000 youth service clubs with nearly 320,000 youth members; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is involved in many | ||||||
| 17 | civic initiatives in the local community, including $40,000 in | ||||||
| 18 | annual funding to school and other youth programs; $100,000 in | ||||||
| 19 | funding to the Aurora Public Library to build the Kiwanis | ||||||
| 20 | Children's Center; 4 scholarships through the Community | ||||||
| 21 | Foundation of the Fox River Valley which give $1,250 per year | ||||||
| 22 | for 2 years to students; 3 area fundraisers, consisting of a | ||||||
| 23 | pancake fundraiser, place mat advertisements for various | ||||||
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| 1 | events, and selling peanuts for charity; and 2 annual grants to | ||||||
| 2 | a variety of organizations that help children; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Kiwanis Club of Aurora is also a co-sponsor of | ||||||
| 4 | the "Coats for Kids" - Aurora program in partnership with the | ||||||
| 5 | City of Aurora, Communities In Schools, and various Aurora | ||||||
| 6 | schools to distribute free coats to needy children; in 2015, | ||||||
| 7 | approximately 1,800 new coats were ordered at wholesale prices | ||||||
| 8 | and over 2,000 surplus coats were distributed to Aurora | ||||||
| 9 | schools; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Women constitute about 26% of total members in | ||||||
| 11 | Kiwanis International; at the 2013 International Convention, | ||||||
| 12 | Sue Petrisin was elected to serve as the organization's first | ||||||
| 13 | female international vice president; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora serve as | ||||||
| 15 | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people | ||||||
| 16 | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 18 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 19 | congratulate the members of the Kiwanis Club of Aurora on the | ||||||
| 20 | occasion of the organization's 100th anniversary and wish them | ||||||
| 21 | continued success and happiness in the future; and be it | ||||||
| 22 | further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to the Kiwanis Club of Aurora as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 3 | esteem and respect.
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