S.J.R. 9

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RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING 100 YEARS OF
2 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
3 2005 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This joint resolution of the Legislature designates February 23, 2005, as Rotary Day.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This resolution:
12 . designates February 23, 2005, as Rotary Day in recognition of Rotary Club
13 International's 100th Anniversary; and
14 . recognizes Rotary Club International's numerous and ongoing contributions to
15 communities throughout Utah, across the nation, and around the world.
16 Special Clauses:
17 None
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19 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
20 WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Chicago was founded on February 23, 1905, when
21 Chicago attorney Paul Harris invited three business associates to a meeting to form a club to
22 share "mutual cooperation and informal friendship such as all of us had once known in our
23 villages";
24 WHEREAS, by 1921, Rotary Clubs had been formed on six continents and the name
25 Rotary International was adopted in 1922;
26 WHEREAS, as Rotary International grew, its focus changed from serving the business
27 and professional needs of its members to serving communities in need, as expressed in its

28 motto: "Service Above Self";
29 WHEREAS, the Rotary Foundation, established in 1928, today garners contributions
30 exceeding $80 million annually to support a range of humanitarian grants and educational
31 programs;
32 WHEREAS, in 1985, Rotary International made a commitment to immunize all of the
33 world's children against polio, and by its centennial in 2005, Rotary International's efforts will
34 have provided $500 million toward the eradication of polio; and
35 WHEREAS, Rotary International, approaching its 100th anniversary, consists of 1.2
36 million members in some 31,000 Rotary Clubs in 166 countries, all committed to addressing
37 problems like environmental degradation, illiteracy, world hunger, and children at risk:
38 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah
39 designates February 23, 2005, as Rotary Day in recognition of the 100th Anniversary of Rotary
40 Club International and of the organization's numerous and ongoing contributions to
41 communities throughout Utah, across the nation, and around the world.
42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Rotary Club
43 International.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-25-05 10:36 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

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