[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 749-750]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     EFFINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 11, 2017

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the Effingham County 
Chamber of Commerce upon celebrating 100 years of service. This is a 
remarkable achievement for the chamber, and reflects the success and 
prosperity that the chamber has contributed to Effingham County.
  The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce has backed several 
impressive developments over the course of its 100-year tenure. In its 
early years, the chamber funded a study of the development of Lake 
Sara. This has led to it becoming an attractive venue for

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fishing and a wonderful source of employment and revenue for the Lake 
Sara area. In addition, the chamber has played a key role in the 
development of several community initiatives in Effingham County, 
including the Effingham Regional Academy, Effingham County Vision 2020, 
and Effingham County 911. The successes of the chamber over the past 
century were recognized when the chamber recently won the Illinois 
Chamber of the Year Award.
  I offer my deepest admiration and gratitude to the Effingham County 
Chamber of Commerce in its centennial year for providing great service 
to my constituents and to helping the economy of our district grow and 
flourish. I hope that the next century of service from the chamber is 
just as successful.

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