Bill Text: IL HR0954 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the participants of the Turkish American Society's Second Annual Turquoise Art and Language Contest and thanks the Turkish American Society for their work.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-03-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0954 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0954-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 recognize the Second Annual Turquoise | ||||||
| 4 | Art and Language Contest, organized by the Turkish American | ||||||
| 5 | Society, to be held at the Rosemont Theater on April 12, 2014; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Turquoise Art and Language Contest is held | ||||||
| 8 | annually to promote intercultural understanding, friendship, | ||||||
| 9 | and dialogue; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, The contestants will demonstrate diverse talents | ||||||
| 11 | such as folk dancing, singing, and poetry recitation, in a | ||||||
| 12 | multitude of languages including English, Spanish, and | ||||||
| 13 | Turkish; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, The Turkish American Society began operating in | ||||||
| 15 | 2005 in the city of Mount Prospect to facilitate and encourage | ||||||
| 16 | cross-cultural experiences and interfaith cooperation; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, The Turkish American Society is involved in | ||||||
| 18 | generous philanthropic ventures and projects that benefit the | ||||||
| 19 | people of the State of Illinois, such as: addressing the social | ||||||
| 20 | and cultural needs of the Turkish-American community living in | ||||||
| 21 | the Chicago area, creating a welcoming environment for new | ||||||
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| 1 | immigrants and helping them adapt to life in the United States, | ||||||
| 2 | providing communities with educational services, introducing | ||||||
| 3 | Turkish culture to the Chicago area, uniting the | ||||||
| 4 | Turkish-American community, and establishing dialogue between | ||||||
| 5 | diverse communities with the goal of leading to global peace; | ||||||
| 6 | and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, The Turkish American Society efforts to forge a | ||||||
| 8 | stronger bond amongst all Illinoisans and spread the wonders of | ||||||
| 9 | Turkish culture are worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, | ||||||
| 10 | be it
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| 11 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 12 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 13 | we extend our best wishes to the participants of the Turkish | ||||||
| 14 | American Society's Second Annual Turquoise Art and Language | ||||||
| 15 | Contest and thank the Turkish American Society for their | ||||||
| 16 | wonderful work; and be it further
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| 17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 18 | presented to the Turkish American Society as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 19 | esteem and respect.
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