Bill Text: IL SR0272 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Declares July 12, 2021 as Copernicus Foundation Day.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-05-04 - Referred to Assignments [SR0272 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SR0272-Introduced.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Copernicus
Foundation, a cultural and civic center serving the Polish
community as well as other ethnic groups; and
WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation was charted as a
non-for-profit organization in July of 1971 to serve the
metropolitan Chicago area as a major civic, educational,
recreational, and entertainment resource; and
WHEREAS, The officers of the Copernicus Foundation are
Chairman of the Board Hubert Cioromski, President Mario
Mikoda, and Executive Director Kamila Sumelka; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Copernicus Foundation is to
preserve the Polish culture and historic heritage with pride;
and
WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation allows patrons to
glimpse life as it was lived by their ancestors and to connect
to a timeless culture; and
WHEREAS, For the past 40 years, the Copernicus Foundation
has sponsored the annual Taste of Polonia, Chicago's oldest
and largest ethnic neighborhood festival; and

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WHEREAS, The Copernicus Foundation is not only the home of
several organizations and non-for-profits but also a civic
partner of the Jefferson Park community; it is located on
Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago's "Polish Corridor", and is the
anchor of the city's Little Warsaw; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare July 12,
2021 as Copernicus Foundation Day in the State of Illinois;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the Copernicus Foundation as a symbol of our
respect and esteem.