Illinois HR 938: COMMENDS-STONEWALL STITCHERS

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 Illinois General Assembly

 ILGA.GOV 

 HR0938 - 104th General Assembly 

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1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 

3Representatives wish to commend the members of the Stonewall 

4Stitchers for their years of dedicated service; and

5 WHEREAS, Founded by DeAnn Anderson in Pecatonica in 2004, 

6the Stonewall Stitchers organization was established for the 

7purpose of making lap robes and quilts for nursing home 

8residents, sick and shut-in individuals in the community, and 

9others in need; and

10 WHEREAS, The Stonewall Stitchers is a fellowship of ladies 

11who gather to share their talents for the benefit of many 

12communities, and the group has sent lap robes and quilts all 

13across Illinois; and

14 WHEREAS, The members of the Stonewall Stitchers meet at 

15Stonewall Cafe in Pecatonica every Tuesday morning to cut, 

16arrange, sew, tie, and hem robes and quilts that are then sent 

17to children's homes, abuse centers, nursing homes, cancer 

18centers, veterans' homes, new military recruits from area high 

19schools, and individual medical and cancer patients; and

20 WHEREAS, The ladies of the Stonewall Stitchers have 

21produced and delivered almost 20,000 robes and quilts since 

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1they first began, with material, yarn, and batting being 

2donated by many residents of the community, who have even 

3donated sewing machines to assist in the project; and

4 WHEREAS, The members of the Stonewall Stitchers who 

5attended the last meeting were DeAnn Anderson, Sandra Elliott, 

6Vi Johns, Maryellen Kinney, Sue Mangus, Sue Thurman, and Pat 

7Wasmund; therefore, be it

8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

9HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

10we commend the members of the Stonewall Stitchers for their 

11long-standing service, and we thank them for their dedication 

12and contributions to the community; and be it further

13 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 

14presented to the Stonewall Stitchers as symbol of our esteem 

15and respect.