HR0838 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to recognize the citizens of Greenville on receiving the Governor's Home Town Award for 2007; the awards banquet will be held November 27, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield; and

WHEREAS, The Greenville Women's Club was officially formed in 1974 and became an extension of the city in making decisions concerning the renovation and restoration of downtown buildings; and

WHEREAS, The Greenville Women's Club has been involved in city-wide beautification for over 30 years, forming a Beautification Committee in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Over $9 million has been spent on city-wide beautification since 1992 by Greenville's business and community groups; and

WHEREAS, Numerous clubs, businesses, and volunteers helped make Greenville's 5-year city-wide beautification plan a reality; and

WHEREAS, The outstanding support and dedication of the community has enabled the City of Greenville to paint and restore businesses, plant trees and flowers, and even decorate the town for the holidays; and

WHEREAS, The beautification of Greenville has been described as a Norman Rockwell painting and has become an inspiration for other small towns working to achieve the same goals; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the citizens of Greenville and the Greenville Women's Club on receiving the 2007 Governor's Home Town Award; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be presented to the City of Greenville and the Greenville Women's Club as a symbol of our appreciation and respect.