Bill Text: IL HR0502 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Shows our support for the Jazz in the Park for Charity event on July 26, 2009 and wishes continued good fortune and success in the future to all groups involved.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0502 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0502-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to show their support for the Jazz in the
Park for Charity 2009 event at Bicentennial Park in the
historic Village of Olympia Fields on July 26, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity 2009 is a 4-hour
event, which features an eclectic variety of free food and
beverages from local restaurants, a silent auction, and door
prizes, all of which make this signature event memorable for
its attendees; and
WHEREAS, The live jazz performances include world and
nationally renowned artists, including the headliner,
guitarist Nick Colionne, song stylist Ava Logan, and jazz and
world music performers, the Afro-Semitic Experience; and
WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity 2009 is partially
supported by a generous grant from the Charlene Davis Theater
Fund of the Anita M. Stone Jewish Community Center; and
WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity 2009 is a
collaborative effort of a dedicated and diverse group of
volunteers and organizations; and

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WHEREAS, The profits of Jazz in the Park for Charity 2009
will benefit a number of effective, not-for-profit groups in
the Southland specializing in healthcare, social and community
services, good government, and education, including the CANN
Academy of Nursing, the Cooperative Jewish Council, Grand
Prairie Services, the Center for Multi-Cultural Communities,
the Twenty Pearls Foundation of the Lambda Tau Omega Chapter of
the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the JASSAC Charitable
Foundation, Inc., the Sertoma Centre, the JESF Foundation of
the Theta Rho Omega Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
the League of Women Voters of the Homewood/Flossmoor Area, the
South Suburban Chicago Links, and SouthSTAR Services; and
WHEREAS, Jazz in the Park for Charity was founded years ago
by Martin and Lois Anthonisen, who held the first event in the
backyard of their home; their dedication to charitable
organizations and community service is appreciated by citizens
across the entire Southland; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
show our support for the Jazz in the Park for Charity event on
July 26, 2009 and wish continued good fortune and success in
the future to all groups involved; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to the organizers of the Jazz in the Park for Charity
event as a symbol of our respect and esteem.