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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize and honor the Metropolis Hope | ||||||
| 4 | Light Project Committee, the Hope Light Foundation, and the | ||||||
| 5 | City of Metropolis for their combined efforts to communicate | ||||||
| 6 | cancer awareness through a unique venue, The Metropolis | ||||||
| 7 | Lighthouse; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Cancer claims the lives of more than 24,000 | ||||||
| 9 | Illinois residents and touches the lives of hundreds of | ||||||
| 10 | thousands of Illinois residents every year; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Due to the combined efforts of The Metropolis Hope | ||||||
| 12 | Light Project Committee, The Hope Light Foundation, and the | ||||||
| 13 | City of Metropolis, a 30-foot tall working lighthouse was | ||||||
| 14 | designed and built on the banks of the Ohio River in the | ||||||
| 15 | vicinity of the historical Fort Massac State Park in the City | ||||||
| 16 | of Metropolis and dedicated to the fight against all cancers; | ||||||
| 17 | and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, The Metropolis Lighthouse is used to navigate | ||||||
| 19 | people to life-saving cancer awareness information, much like a | ||||||
| 20 | real lighthouse navigates ships into safe harbors; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, The Metropolis Lighthouse stands as a symbol of | ||||||
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| 1 | hope to all those whose lives have been or will be impacted by | ||||||
| 2 | cancer; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The members of this body deeply appreciate the | ||||||
| 4 | efforts of the Metropolis Hope Light Project Committee, The | ||||||
| 5 | Hope Light Foundation, and the City of Metropolis to erect and | ||||||
| 6 | maintain this lighthouse as the world's first and only | ||||||
| 7 | lighthouse solely dedicated to the fight against cancer; | ||||||
| 8 | therefore, be it
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| 9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 10 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 11 | recognize The Metropolis Lighthouse as a means of communicating | ||||||
| 12 | cancer awareness and promoting early cancer detection, | ||||||
| 13 | diagnosis, and treatment to save lives and honor the Metropolis | ||||||
| 14 | Hope Light Project Committee, the Hope Light Foundation, and | ||||||
| 15 | the City of Metropolis for their work in this regard; and be it | ||||||
| 16 | further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the Metropolis Hope Light Project Committee, The | ||||||
| 19 | Hope Light Foundation, and the City of Metropolis as an | ||||||
| 20 | expression of our deepest appreciation and honor for their | ||||||
| 21 | efforts to provide a beacon of hope to the victims of cancer | ||||||
| 22 | and their families, friends, and loved ones.
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