Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago - File #: 19-0447

• File #: 19-0447
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/24/2019
• In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
• On agenda: 5/2/2019
• Final action: 5/2/2019
• Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners Honoring the Polish Constitution Day Parade

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2019	1	Board of Commissioners	Adopted	Pass

RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 2, 2019

Title

RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners Honoring the Polish Constitution Day Parade

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WHEREAS, May 3^rd is a national Polish holiday that celebrates the declaration of the Polish Constitution on May 3, 1791; and

WHEREAS, the Chicago metropolitan area has the largest and most established Polish community in the world outside of Poland; and

WHEREAS, Chicago’s history, culture, and wealth have been shaped and enriched by Polish-Americans and their commitment to help make the City of Chicago a better place to live, work, and raise their families; and

WHEREAS, this year’s anniversary of the Polish Constitution Day celebration will be held on Saturday, May 4^th on Columbus Drive in Chicago, Illinois; and

WHEREAS, the 128^th anniversary of the Chicago parade is in honor of the first democratic constitution in Europe, and is the world’s second, following the United States Constitution; and

WHEREAS, every year thousands of people attend the parade to celebrate Poland and the Polish community here in Chicago, and thousands more watch the live television coverage of the parade; and

WHEREAS, this year the May 3^rd  Polish Constitution Day Parade Committee honors Zaneta Marcinik as the Queen, Jozef Cikowski as the Grand Marshal, and Andrew Przybylo and Dominic Pacyga as the Vice-Marshals of the 2019 Polish Constitution Day Parade; 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 urge all residents to recognize this anniversary and be aware of the many contributions that the Polish-American community has made; 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 May 3^rd  Polish Constitution Day Parade committee.

Dated: May 2, 2019