| 1 | 1 | | *HR1534* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: Johnson, Schaibley |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the Junior League |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 of Indianapolis in celebration of its centennial year. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, The Junior League of Indianapolis (JLI) held its |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 first general meeting in 1922 and incorporated in 1924. JLI has |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 spearheaded countless community service initiatives, starting |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 with the founding of the Occupational Therapy department at |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 Riley Hospital for Children. JLI has been fundraising for over |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 75 years through a second hand shop known as the Next to New |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Shop and making spirits bright with Holiday Mart, well |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 established for 50 years; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 Whereas, The League has provided educational |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 programming and resources for the children of Indianapolis |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 through music, art, history, theater, healthy eating, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 14 multiple literacy programs. It has created inclusivity for |
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| 21 | 21 | | 15 children with deficits in vision, hearing, and learning, for those |
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| 23 | 23 | | HR 1534/DI 140 2022 2 |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1 in the juvenile justice system, and by supporting community |
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| 25 | 25 | | 2 centers that provide child care, medical care, or social |
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| 26 | 26 | | 3 services; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 4 Whereas, The League has also rallied around the city of |
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| 28 | 28 | | 5 Indianapolis with historical preservation projects and |
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| 29 | 29 | | 6 establishing Indianapolis as a leading host city for more than |
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| 30 | 30 | | 7 a dozen sporting events; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 8 Whereas, The mission of the League has evolved from its |
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| 32 | 32 | | 9 inception to reflect an ever-changing society, and with that |
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| 33 | 33 | | 10 Junior League women have emerged as civic leaders. Since the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 11 founding of the League and over several decades, the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 12 membership consisted of homemakers who met on weekday |
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| 36 | 36 | | 13 mornings. Today, members are balancing careers and family |
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| 37 | 37 | | 14 with meetings after work. Each and every member values |
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| 38 | 38 | | 15 meeting the needs of her community through volunteerism; and |
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| 39 | 39 | | 16 Whereas, In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Junior |
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| 40 | 40 | | 17 League of Indianapolis has made a significant social and |
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| 41 | 41 | | 18 economic impact in the Indianapolis community since its |
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| 42 | 42 | | 19 beginning in 1922. JLI has donated $11 million to various |
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| 43 | 43 | | 20 community partners since 1922, with $4.9 million of those |
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| 44 | 44 | | 21 donations occurring since 2000. JLI has also sponsored nearly |
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| 45 | 45 | | 22 170 community projects to benefit the Indianapolis community |
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| 46 | 46 | | 23 and contributed thousands of volunteer hours each year to |
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| 47 | 47 | | 24 organizations in the community: Therefore, |
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| 48 | 48 | | 25 Be it resolved by the Indiana House of Representatives of the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 26 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 50 | 50 | | 27 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 51 | 51 | | 28 recognizes the Junior League of Indianapolis in celebration of |
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| 52 | 52 | | 29 its centennial year. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 30 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 54 | 54 | | 31 Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to State |
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| 55 | 55 | | 32 Representative Blake Johnson for distribution. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 20222545 |
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| 57 | 57 | | HR 1534/DI 140 2022 |
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