Committee on Finance City Council Meeting, October 16, 2013 Alderman Brendan Reilly, 42nd Ward
Resolution
Congratulations to Bowlers Journal International on 100th Anniversary and Declaration of November 8, 2013 as Bowlers Journal Day
WHEREAS, bowling is a worldwide sport and recreation with more than 100,000,000 annual participants; and
WHEREAS, bowling has a rich history that can be traced to Egypt, 3200 B.C.; and
WHEREAS, bowling has more than 10,000 bowling centers throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, the leading authority on all matters involving bowling is Chicago, Illinois-based Bowlers Journal International Magazine; and
WHEREAS, Bowlers Journal International is the first monthly sports magazine in America to reach 100 years of continuous publication in print; and
WHEREAS, People all over the world have supported Bowlers Journal International throughout eleven different decades.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Brendan Reilly, Alderman of the 42nd Ward where Bowlers Journal International has called downtown Chicago home throughout its entire history and thereby contributed to the positive image of our great city, has informed this august body of this auspicious occasion; and
Be it resolved, That we, the Mayor and members of the City of Chicago City Council assembled this 16th day of October, 2013 A.D., do hereby proclaim November 8, 2013 as Bowlers Journal International Day in honor of the magazine's 100th anniversary.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Bowlers Journal International.
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Brendan Reilly Alderman, 42nd