Full Text of HR0866 93rd General Assembly
HR0866 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives would | 3 |
| like to congratulate the Gems of the Prairie Quilters of Peoria | 4 |
| on hosting the National Quilting Association, Inc.'s Quilt | 5 |
| Show; and
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| WHEREAS, The National Quilting Association, Inc. is | 7 |
| holding its 35th Anniversary Quilt Show entitled "The Heart of | 8 |
| Quilting" in Peoria from June 24, 2004 to June 26, 2004; the | 9 |
| show will include a Preview Party, a surprise program at the | 10 |
| Thursday Night Banquet, a Little Quilt Auction, and classes and | 11 |
| lectures; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The National Quilting Association, Inc. is a | 13 |
| non-profit organization run by quilters for quilters and was | 14 |
| founded in 1970 by 7 women in the Washington, D.C., area; the | 15 |
| organization was established to create, stimulate, maintain, | 16 |
| and record an interest in all matters pertaining to the making, | 17 |
| collecting, and preserving of quilts and to establish and | 18 |
| promote educational and philanthropic endeavors through | 19 |
| quilts; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, The Gems of the Prairie Quilters, the hosts of | 21 |
| this year's Quilt Show, are happy to use their skills for | 22 |
| worthwhile causes; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gems of the Prairie Quilters sponsor community | 24 |
| projects, including making quilts for children; each year, the | 25 |
| group holds a NICU quilt contest, in which members vote on | 26 |
| quilts to determine the winners of 3 prizes, and the quilts are | 27 |
| then donated to the nursery at St. Francis, where they add a | 28 |
| homey touch to a necessarily sterile environment; | 29 |
| approximately 100 quilts were donated last year after they were | 30 |
| displayed at the quilt show; and
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| WHEREAS, The Gems of the Prairie Quilters also sponsor | 2 |
| Little Gems Quilts for the St. Jude Peoria Affiliate at St. | 3 |
| Francis Hospital; the quilts made for this project are given to | 4 |
| the patients at the St. Jude Peoria Affiliate; approximately 50 | 5 |
| quilts are donated to these young cancer patients every year; | 6 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| congratulate the Gems of the Prairie Quilters of Peoria on | 10 |
| hosting the National Quilting Association's Quilt Show from | 11 |
| June 24, 2004 through June 26, 2004; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 |
| presented to the Gems of the Prairie Quilters as an expression | 14 |
| of our best wishes for a successful event.
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