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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Lincoln Park Lagooners is one of Chicago's
3 oldest, continually operating Lesbigay social organizations,
4 with a membership of nearly 300; and
5 WHEREAS, It has been the goal of the Lincoln Park
6 Lagooners to enrich the lives of Chicago's Lesbigay community
7 through social events and charitable contributions since its
8 creation in 1976; and
9 WHEREAS, The Lincoln Park Lagooners was formed by a group
10 of volleyball players who met at the Lincoln Park lagoon and
11 have committed to social interaction, activities, and
12 charitable fundraising for a variety of causes and has
13 continued for over 25 years; and
14 WHEREAS, Members of the Lincoln Park Lagooners have been
15 a surrogate family, a support group to many, and have
16 historically been important to the Gay and Lesbian community;
17 and
18 WHEREAS, The Lincoln Park Lagooners have provided
19 fundraising efforts and thousands of dollars of support to
20 many organizations, such as the Howard Brown Health Center,
21 Test Positive Aware Network, Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Veterans of
22 America, Stonewall Foundation, Open Hand Chicago, and the
23 AIDS Foundation of Chicago; therefore, be it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we commend the members of the Lincoln Park Lagooners for
27 their hard work and we congratulate them on the celebration
28 of the 26th anniversary of their organization; and be it
29 further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to the Lincoln Park Lagooners.