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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the owners and
4 employees of the First Community Bank and Trust of Beecher on
5 the occasion of winning Illinois State Representative Lisa
6 Dugan's "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year Award; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank and Trust of Beecher won
8 the "Good Neighbor" Business of the Year Award based upon its
9 unwavering support of the Beecher School District and the
10 Beecher and Peotone communities; the bank was the first
11 business that approached the school district to form a
12 business/education partnership, inspiring other businesses to
13 follow suit; electronic school signs, scorer's tables,
14 scoreboards, and other various major items have been provided
15 to the school district due to this generous partnership; and
 
16     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank has participated in
17 numerous programs to assist the Beecher and Peotone
18 communities; the bank has been an active supporter in the
19 Beecher Education Foundation since its inception in 1995,
20 raising over $300,000 for the purchase of unbudgeted materials,
21 equipment, and programs for the Beecher School District; the
22 bank has actively supported the Beecher Fourth of July
23 Commission for over 80 years, helping to make major

 

 

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1 improvements to Firemen's Park for the benefit of the
2 community; the bank has also supported the Beecher Community
3 Scholarship Association since 1963, which has raised over
4 $574,000 in scholarships for deserving graduates of Beecher
5 High School, and has assisted in raising over $120,000 for the
6 Peotone Community Scholarship Association; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank is a member of the
8 Beecher Chamber of Commerce and the Peotone Chamber of Commerce
9 with officers or employees serving on the Chambers' Boards; the
10 bank has supported all of the Chambers' endeavors; and
 
11     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank was instrumental in
12 creating the Beecher Community Library, graciously
13 facilitating the transaction below market value; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank has initiated and
15 sponsored a party at the Prairie Pointe business complex with
16 fellow businesses located at the Pointe for the past two years,
17 donating a significant portion of the proceeds to the Beecher
18 Beautification Commission; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The First Community Bank conducts tours for
20 various accounting, government, economic, and business classes
21 from the Beecher High School; the bank also provides employment
22 opportunities for Beecher High School students through the high

 

 

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1 school's school-to-work program; and
 
2     WHEREAS, To further its community involvement, The First
3 Community Bank also encourages its employees to participate in
4 numerous local groups to help the community; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The commitment and dedication shown by the
6 employees and owners of The First Community Bank and Trust of
7 Beecher makes this business a model for the organizations and
8 citizens of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11 congratulate the owners and employees of the First Community
12 Bank and Trust of Beecher on the occasion of winning Illinois
13 State Representative Lisa Dugan's "Good Neighbor" Business of
14 the Year Award and wish them continued success and happiness in
15 the future; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to a representative of the First Community Bank and
18 Trust of Beecher as a symbol of our esteem and respect.