HR0167 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate the Calumet City Lions Club as it celebrates its 75th year of community service; and

WHEREAS, The Calumet City Lions Club was chartered on October 16, 1939; it is part of Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service organization with more than 1.3 million members worldwide; and

WHEREAS, Since its founding, the Calumet City Lions Club has collected in excess of $1.5 million to assist the blind, visually handicapped, deaf, and hearing impaired, in addition to many other worthy local community projects; and

WHEREAS, 21 club members have been recognized as Melvin Jones Fellows, the highest honor in Lionism, and 3 members have served as Governor of District 1-A, home of the Lionism movement that was started in downtown Chicago in 1917; and

WHEREAS, Current club members, both male and female, range in age from 22 to 98, and, as a group, have accumulated more than 1,000 years of service as Lions; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the members of the Calumet City Illinois Lions Club on their admirable achievements of service and their 75th year of community service; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Calumet City Lions Club as a symbol of our esteem and respect.