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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the Rotary Club of St. Clair
4County (West), formerly the Rotary Club of East St. Louis, on
5celebrating 100 years of service to the community and world;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Rotary Club 11 (St. Louis) sponsored the Rotary
8Club of St. Clair County (West) as the first club in Rotary
9District 6510; Rotary International chartered the club on March
101, 1917 as the 278th club in the world; Rotary International
11has over 35,000 clubs around the world with over 1.2 million
12members; and
 
13    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) is made
14up of community and business leaders dedicated to high ethical
15standards as set forth in the 4-Way Test that is recited at
16each meeting; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Rotarians serve communities locally and around
18the world through contributions of time, effort, and money;
19Rotarians have traveled to other countries to support service
20projects; in the past 100 years, St. Clair County (West)
21Rotarians have contributed over $140,000 to The Rotary
22Foundation for funding grants around the world; in addition,

 

 

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1they have contributed over $60,000 to rid the world of Polio in
2the past 30 years; and
 
3    WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West)
4sponsored the first District 6510 Interact Club at Althoff High
5School in Belleville over 25 years ago, first EarlyAct club at
6Edgemont Elementary in East St. Louis, scholarships to high
7school seniors, sponsored students for Rotary Leadership
8Awards, and hosted international exchange students; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In the past 60 years, the Rotary Club of St. Clair
10County (West) has provided leadership for the District 6510
11with six District Governors: William Popkess, Ray Sonnenburg,
12Edwin McLean Sr., James Cavataio, Mel Weith, and Thomas
13Ripperda; therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
15HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16declare March 4, 2017 as Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West)
17Day in the State of Illinois, and we urge our citizens to honor
18their efforts by finding a way to serve their community; and be
19it further
 
20    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21presented to the Rotary Club of St. Clair County (West) as a
22symbol of our respect and esteem.