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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Zonta International on
4the occasion of its 100th anniversary on November 8, 2019; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Zonta International is based in Oak Brook in the
647th Representative District; it is a worldwide organization
7that helps raise the status of women and girls in the areas of
8education, health, social justice, exploitation, and domestic
9violence; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Zonta International was founded in Buffalo, New
11York in 1919; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Today, Zonta International oversees approximately
1329,000 members and 1,200 clubs in 63 countries; there are five
14Zonta Clubs in the Chicago area, including one in Oak Brook;
15and
 
16    WHEREAS, Zonta International envisions a world in which
17women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman
18is able to achieve her full potential; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
20HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that

 

 

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1we congratulate Zonta International on its 100th anniversary,
2and we wish the members many more wonderful years; and be it
3further
 
4    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
5presented to Zonta International as a symbol of our respect and
6esteem.