Bill Text: IL SR0795 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Lions of Illinois Foundation on its 50th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-12 - Resolution Adopted [SR0795 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SR0795-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
3 | congratulate the Lions of Illinois Foundation on the occasion | ||||||
4 | of the 50th anniversary of its founding; and
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5 | WHEREAS, The Lions of Illinois have provided services to | ||||||
6 | their local communities since the creation of the organization | ||||||
7 | in 1917; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Lions of Illinois Foundation was created by | ||||||
9 | the Lions of Illinois at a state convention in May of 1974 and | ||||||
10 | began operating on July 1, 1974; and
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11 | WHEREAS, The Lions of Illinois Foundation was created to | ||||||
12 | provide services throughout Illinois to those with vision and | ||||||
13 | hearing needs; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Those services include Camp Lions, which began as | ||||||
15 | a one week camp for children and has grown to five weeks of | ||||||
16 | camp with three locations throughout Illinois, student low | ||||||
17 | vision screenings for children with advanced optical needs, | ||||||
18 | and adult low vision training for orientation and mobility in | ||||||
19 | their homes and community; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Lions of Illinois Foundation provides over |
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1 | 3000 screenings for vision and hearing each year on mobile | ||||||
2 | units and sponsors the statewide Candy Day fundraiser with all | ||||||
3 | Lions' clubs participating; therefore, be it
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4 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
5 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the | ||||||
6 | Lions of Illinois Foundation on its 50th anniversary and wish | ||||||
7 | it many more successful years; and be it further
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