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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The Sister City concept was inaugurated by the
3 President of the United States in 1956 to establish greater
4 friendship and understanding between the peoples of the
5 United States and other nations through the medium of direct
6 personal contact; and
7 WHEREAS, All succeeding United States Presidents have
8 endorsed this program, to be conducted for the broad purposes
9 of the exchange of ideas and people between the citizens of
10 the United States and the peoples of other nations; and
11 WHEREAS, To implement this program, Mount Prospect and
12 other communities in the United States have been requested by
13 Sister Cities International to affiliate with cities of
14 similar characteristics and mutual interests in other
15 nations; and
16 WHEREAS, The Village of Mount Prospect, through its Mayor
17 and Board of Trustees, does recognize and endorse this
18 program with the hope that it will lead to a lasting
19 friendship between the people of Mount Prospect and Sevres,
20 France; and
21 WHEREAS, The Village of Mount Prospect and the City of
22 Sevres, France, share many common characteristics and
23 objectives such as: both are suburbs in large metropolitan
24 areas (Mount Prospect and Chicago; Sevres and Paris); both
25 communities have excellent services and schools; both offer a
26 wide range of leisure activities for their residents; and
27 both share similar concerns and interests about families and
28 communities; and
29 WHEREAS, It is the hope of the Mount Prospect Sister
30 Cities Commission through the Sister Cities partnership that
31 the people of Mount Prospect and Sevres will form a rewarding
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1 relationship; and
2 WHEREAS, It is the desire of the Mayor and Board of
3 Trustees that the relationship will give the citizens of
4 Mount Prospect the opportunity to grow to know others in
5 different parts of the world, learn about other cultures, and
6 learn to appreciate their similarities and differences;
7 therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10 we congratulate the Village of Mount Prospect and the City of
11 Sevres, France, on their friendship and wish that their
12 citizens share a lasting and congenial relationship and
13 benefit from a mutually respectful exchange of cultures; and
14 be it further
15 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
16 forwarded to the Mayor of Mount Prospect and the Mayor of
17 Sevres, France.