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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Centralia Rotary Clubs are celebrating the |
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| 100th anniversary of the founding of Rotary International on |
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| Wednesday, February 23, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Centralia Rotary Club was organized in 1920 and is |
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| celebrating 85 years of continuous service to the Centralia |
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| area; the Centralia Sunrise Rotary was organized in 1984 and is |
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| celebrating 20 years of continuous service in the Centralia |
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| area; and
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| WHEREAS, Rotary International is a worldwide organization |
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| that does not discriminate, with over 1.2 million members in |
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| 166 countries; the organization promotes fellowship, service |
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| above self, and world understanding and peace; its efforts to |
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| eradicate polio in the world have had a major effect on |
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| countless lives in many nations; and
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| WHEREAS, The Centralia Sunrise Rotary and Centralia Noon |
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| Rotary have about 130 members; the clubs will hold an open |
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| house on February 23, 2005, in celebration of the 100th |
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| anniversary of the international organization; therefore, be |
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| it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| we honor the Centralia Rotary Clubs on the occasion of Rotary |
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| International's 100th anniversary, and we thank the members of |
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| the clubs for their devotion to the ideals of Rotary and their |
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| commitment to helping others; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to the Centralia Sunrise Rotary Club and the |
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| Centralia Noon Rotary Club as an expression of our respect and |
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| esteem and with best wishes for the continued success of each |