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File #: 24-0150    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 2/22/2024 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 3/7/2024 Final action: 3/7/2024
Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe Band

RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MARCH 7, 2024

 

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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe Band

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WHEREAS, the Shannon Rovers were formed in 1926 by Tommie Ryan and a group of Irishmen, many of which were immigrants that had recently arrived in Chicago.  The Shannon Rovers were organized to promote Irish music and to raise money for members that were experiencing financial hardships; and

 

WHEREAS, first known as the Shannon Rovers Fife and Drum Corps, the band switched to bagpipes in 1932; and

 

WHEREAS, the Shannon Rovers have performed in a multitude of events in the Chicagoland area, welcoming global figures and illustrious guests.  Additionally, the Shannon Rovers have performed at hundreds of events throughout the United States and the world; and

 

WHEREAS, one of the Shannon Rovers' proudest traditions has been leading Chicago's St. Patrick's Day Parade, a task they have performed every year since it began; and

 

WHEREAS, for almost 98 years, the Shannon Rovers have been cultural icons in the Chicagoland area, playing at parades, weddings, funerals, and other important events for generations of Chicago’s Irish community; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and our staff, do hereby recognize the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe Band; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to the Shannon Rovers Irish Bagpipe Band.

 

Dated:  March 7, 2024