Bill Text: IL HR0388 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Optimist Club of Belleville on its 100th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR0388 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0388-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the Optimist Club of | ||||||
| 4 | Belleville on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of its | ||||||
| 5 | founding; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville was chartered and | ||||||
| 7 | affiliated with Optimist International on September 23, 1923; | ||||||
| 8 | and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville has sponsored and | ||||||
| 10 | mentored over 16 adult clubs and nine Junior Optimist Clubs in | ||||||
| 11 | southern Illinois since its origin; it currently sponsors the | ||||||
| 12 | Octagon Club at Belleville Township High School East and a | ||||||
| 13 | Junior Optimist Club at Roosevelt Elementary School; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville participates each | ||||||
| 15 | year in the Optimist International Scholarship, Oratorical and | ||||||
| 16 | Essay Contests; it also participates in the Illinois District | ||||||
| 17 | Optimist themed poster contest for elementary school children | ||||||
| 18 | each year; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville took over | ||||||
| 20 | sponsorship and operation of the Santa house in downtown | ||||||
| 21 | Belleville in 1994, which serves over 2,000 children each | ||||||
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| 1 | year; the accompanying Santa parade, which also began in 1994, | ||||||
| 2 | is one of the largest in southern Illinois; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville has worked | ||||||
| 4 | diligently since 2002 with the schools in Belleville Township | ||||||
| 5 | High School District 201 to identify and assist families whose | ||||||
| 6 | children are dealing with cancer and need assistance, | ||||||
| 7 | providing money, gas cards, transportation, and other needed | ||||||
| 8 | resources through the Optimist International Childhood Cancer | ||||||
| 9 | Campaign; the program was expanded and renamed the Childhood | ||||||
| 10 | Health and Wellness Program in 2022, which focuses on support | ||||||
| 11 | for four areas, including healthy lifestyles, chronic | ||||||
| 12 | diseases, mental health, and disabilities; the club expanded | ||||||
| 13 | its support to improve the quality of life for children across | ||||||
| 14 | a broader spectrum of needs in 2023; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, The Optimist Club of Belleville is committed to | ||||||
| 16 | supporting programs that enhance the health and wellness of | ||||||
| 17 | children in its community, donating to charitable | ||||||
| 18 | organizations that provide services to children and donating | ||||||
| 19 | thousands of volunteer hours; therefore, be it
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| 20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 21 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 22 | we congratulate the Optimist Club of Belleville on its 100th | ||||||
| 23 | anniversary, and we wish them many more wonderful years; and | ||||||
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| 1 | be it further
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| 2 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 3 | presented to the Optimist Club of Belleville as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 4 | respect and esteem.
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