HJ333: Commending the Rotary Club of Hopewell.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 333
Commending the Rotary Club of Hopewell.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 21, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, February 27, 2014

 

WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Hopewell, which was officially chartered on March 15, 1924, is celebrating its 90th anniversary of service to others; and

WHEREAS, throughout its history, the Rotary Club of Hopewell—the 1,628th club chartered by Rotary International—has engaged in benevolent and charitable activities to benefit and improve the lives of the citizens of Hopewell and the surrounding region; and

WHEREAS, during its early years, members of the Rotary Club of Hopewell created a monthly fund to provide free milk at lunch for all local underweight schoolchildren; also, the first Boy Scout Troop in Hopewell was sponsored by the Rotary Club; and

WHEREAS, more recently, the Rotary Club of Hopewell has worked with the public school system, arranging an annual distribution of dictionaries; at Hopewell High School, the group has sponsored the Interact Club, a young people’s service club, Career Day, and leadership academies; and

WHEREAS, other community outreach efforts of the Rotary Club of Hopewell include constructing a playground for local children, repairing a fishing pier for community use, sponsoring a family each year at Christmas, and being involved in a yearly “Stop Hunger Now” project; and

WHEREAS, Rotary International has a longstanding goal of improving the lives of people around the world, especially encouraging global efforts to eradicate polio; the Rotary Club of Hopewell has continuously supported work to end this crippling disease; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Rotary Club of Hopewell on the occasion of its 90th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Rotary Club of Hopewell as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect and admiration for its efforts to improve the lives of people in Hopewell, the Commonwealth, and around the world.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 333

Offered February 18, 2014
Commending the Rotary Club of Hopewell.
Patron-- Ingram

WHEREAS, the Rotary Club of Hopewell, which was officially chartered on March 15, 1924, is celebrating its 90th anniversary of service to others; and

WHEREAS, throughout its history, the Rotary Club of Hopewell—the 1,628th club chartered by Rotary International—has engaged in benevolent and charitable activities to benefit and improve the lives of the citizens of Hopewell and the surrounding region; and

WHEREAS, during its early years, members of the Rotary Club of Hopewell created a monthly fund to provide free milk at lunch for all local underweight schoolchildren; also, the first Boy Scout troop in Hopewell was sponsored by the Rotary Club; and

WHEREAS, more recently, the Rotary Club of Hopewell has worked with the public school system, arranging an annual distribution of dictionaries, and at Hopewell High School, the group has sponsored the Interact Club, a young people’s service club, Career Day, and leadership academies; and

WHEREAS, other community outreach efforts of the Rotary Club of Hopewell include constructing a playground for local children, repairing a fishing pier for community use, sponsoring a family each year at Christmas, and being involved in a yearly “Stop Hunger Now” project; and

WHEREAS, Rotary International has a longstanding goal of improving the lives of people around the world, especially encouraging global efforts to eradicate polio, and the Rotary Club of Hopewell has continuously supported work to end this crippling disease; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Rotary Club of Hopewell on the occasion of its 90th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Rotary Club of Hopewell as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect and admiration for its efforts to improve the lives of people in Hopewell, the Commonwealth, and around the world.