HomeMy WebLinkAbout4. MAYORS REPORT 9/16/03 PR 0 CLAMA TION
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK
SEPTEMBER 14 - 20, 2003
WHEREAS, the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce works with the businesses,
merchants, and industry to advance the civic, economic, industrial, professional and cultural
life of the Village of Mount Prospect; and
WHEREAS, chambers of commerce have contributed to the economic life of Illinois for 165
years sbzce the founding of the Galena Chamber of Commerce in 1838; and
WHEREAS, this year marks the 84tt~ anniversary of the founding of the Illinois State
Chamber of Commerce, the state's leading broad-based business organization; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce and its members provide citizens with a strong
business environment that increases employment, the retail trade and commerce, and
industrial growth in order to make the Village of Mount Prospect a better place to live; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber of Commerce encourages the growth of existing industries,
services, and commercial firms and encourages new firms and individuals to locate in the
Village; and
WHEREAS, the State of Illinois is home to international chambers of commerce, the Great
Lakes Regional Office of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois State Chamber of
Commerce and more than 350 local chambers of commerce; and
WHEREAS, this year marks the 88t~ anniversary of the Illinois Association of Chamber of
Commerce Executives, a career development organization for chamber of commerce
professionals.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gerald L. Farley, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, proclaim
September ]4 through 20, 2003 as
"CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEEK"
in the Village of Mount Prospect and I call its significance to the citizens of the Village of
Mount Prospect.
ATTEST:
Gerald L. Farley
Mayor
Velma W. Lowe
Village Clerk
Dated this ] 6t~' day of September 2003.