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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the
4 Aurora Latin American Club on the occasion of the club's 50th
5 anniversary; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club was formed on
7 September 20, 1959 by Mexican-American citizens who migrated to
8 Aurora from Texas during the 1950s-1970s in their search for
9 the American Dream; and
 
10     WHEREAS, The founders of the Aurora Latin American Club saw
11 a need to establish a formal social network that would unite
12 fellow Mexican-Americans as accepted members of a group with a
13 shared language, traditions, and values; and
 
14     WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club helps its members
15 develop skills critical for cross-cultural communications,
16 tolerance for differences, trust and consensus-building,
17 collaborative work habits, and the use of persistence and
18 creativity to solve problems; and
 
19     WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club seeks to instill
20 patriotism in its members through active involvement in the
21 American political process; the organization has also had a

 

 

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1 vision of Hispanics gaining the acknowledgement and respect of
2 the citizens of the City of Aurora and the State of Illinois;
3 and
 
4     WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club members' cultural
5 traditions and activities promote Hispanic pride, education,
6 and leadership for its members and their families, as well as
7 increased civic and economic participation in the City of
8 Aurora and the State of Illinois; and
 
9     WHEREAS, The Aurora Latin American Club has helped
10 establish patterns of importance in the lives of people from
11 Mexican-American heritage and facilitated their assimilation
12 and acculturation in Aurora, thus becoming an Aurora
13 institution; therefore, be it
 
14     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
16 designate the date of September 20, 2009 as "Aurora Latin
17 American Club 50th Anniversary Day" in the State of Illinois
18 and congratulate the members of the Aurora Latin American Club
19 on the occasion of the club's 50th anniversary; and be it
20 further
 
21     RESOLVED, That we ask the citizens of the State of Illinois
22 to celebrate the many contributions that the Aurora Latin

 

 

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1 American Club has given the people of the City of Aurora and
2 the State of Illinois; and be it further
 
3     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
4 presented to the Aurora Latin American Club as a symbol of our
5 esteem and respect.