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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING THE MEXICAN FOLKLORIC DANCE COMPANY OF CHICAGO ON ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago was founded February 17, 1982, and incorporated on March 28, 1983; and
WHEREAS, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary at the Athenaeum Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 26, 2022, doing what it loves to do: performing the inspirational and rich folkloric dances of México; and
WHEREAS, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago, through its authentic dance performances, has been successful in its efforts to educate the public in its vast dance repertoire and in preserving this heritage among the Mexican progeny; and
WHEREAS, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago has toured nationally, in México and Ireland; and
WHEREAS, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago has had the honor of performing for Presidents Reagan and Clinton, Vice President Bush, Governor Thompson, Mayors Washington and Daley, Steve Lawrence, and Eydie Gormé, the 1994 World Cup, Chicago Bulls halftime, Bob McGrath of Sesame Street, Mexican President Vicente Fox, with Mariachis Vargas de Tecalitlán, Cobre, Los Camperos, and Flor de Toloache, Ana Bárbara, Pepe Aguilar, Juan Gabriel, and Los Tigeres del Norte; and
WHEREAS, since 1983, the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago has received over 350 awards and is officially recognized as a Chicago Cultural Treasure.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Cook County Board President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby congratulate the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago on its 40th Anniversary; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this text be spread upon the proceedings of this Honorable Body and that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago in honor of its outstanding achievements.
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