H.C.R. 11 Enrolled

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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING 100TH
2 ANNIVERSARY OF SALT LAKE ROTARY
3 2011 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Patrice M. Arent
6 Senate Sponsor: Peter C. Knudson
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This concurrent resolution of the Legislature and the Governor recognizes the Rotarians
11 of Utah, and especially Club 24, on its 100 year anniversary.
12 Highlighted Provisions:
13 This resolution:
14 . recognizes the Rotarians of Utah, and especially Club 24, on its 100 year
15 anniversary, and commends the organization for its good works and service over the
16 last 100 years.
17 Special Clauses:
18 None
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20 Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, the Governor concurring therein:
21 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake Rotary Club held its first meeting on January 31, 1911;
22 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake Rotary Club was admitted as the 24th Rotary Club in Rotary
23 International, which now boasts more than 33,000 clubs worldwide and a membership of
24 humanitarians of just over 1,200,000;
25 WHEREAS, the Salt Lake Rotary Club provided a valuable service in 1911 by bringing
26 the LDS Church and other religious and non-religious organizations together in Utah to foster
27 peace, understanding, and service above self;
28 WHEREAS, through the efforts of Utah Rotarians, the face of Utah has been
29 transformed with trees, baseball fields, skate parks, family parks, clean water facilities on Utah

30 Indian reservations, sanitation projects, and countless international projects whose impact for
31 good has changed the lives of Utahns and many others throughout the world;
32 WHEREAS, many of Utah's key government, political, religious, community, and
33 business members have been, and are, Rotarians, including Richard L. Evans, who became a
34 beloved President of Rotary International in 1966-67 and today is still one of the most
35 frequently quoted Presidents in the history of Rotary;
36 WHEREAS, in both 1917 and 2007, Rotary International selected Salt Lake City as its
37 convention city, bringing millions of dollars into Utah's economy and introducing such high
38 minded principals as "Service Above Self", "Mankind is our Business", "Lend a Hand", and
39 "Rotary, Building Communities, Bridging Continents";
40 WHEREAS, Utah Rotarians have been actively participating in the efforts of Rotary
41 International to eradicate polio from the face of the earth and when the campaign is
42 accomplished, it will mark only the second time in history, the first being small pox, that such a
43 disease has been eradicated;
44 WHEREAS, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has recently joined with Rotary to
45 eradicate polio and donated $355,000,000 to the campaign; and
46 WHEREAS, Utah Rotary has agreed to match over $300,000 of those funds and
47 Rotarians worldwide have agreed to match the full amount for "The Final Inch" campaign to
48 accomplish the task of eliminating polio from the face of the world:
49 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, the
50 Governor concurring therein, recognize the Rotarians of Utah, and especially Club 24, on its
51 100 year anniversary, and commends the organization for its good works and service over the
52 last 100 years.
53 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Rotary
54 International, the Rotarians of Utah, and to Rotarians of Utah Club 24.