HR51: Commending the Virginia Czech and Slovak Folklife Festival.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 51
Commending the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival.

 

Agreed to by the House, February 9, 2018

 

WHEREAS, for five years, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival has promoted the history and heritage of Czech and Slovak families and demonstrated the important contributions of immigrant communities in the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival was established in 2013 after the Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society received a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to host an event and document the traditions of local Czech and Slovak families; and

WHEREAS, between the 1880s and 1920s, hundreds of Czech and Slovak families relocated to the Commonwealth; the Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society chose Prince George County as the location of the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival due to the area’s high concentration of immigrant families dating back to the turn of the century; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival is a free, family-friendly outdoor event featuring authentic Eastern European food, crafts, exhibitions, as well as music and polka dancing; and

WHEREAS, attendees of the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival are encouraged to bring family photos, letters, and documents to be scanned and preserved for future generations; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival is a celebration of the immigrants and their families who helped shape cultural life in Central Virginia, while also contributing to the community in a wide variety of trades and professions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival hereby be commended on the occasion of its fifth anniversary in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the important contributions of Czech and Slovak immigrants to Virginia and the United States.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 51

Offered February 1, 2018
Commending the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival.
Patron-- Brewer

WHEREAS, for five years, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival has promoted the history and heritage of Czech and Slovak families and demonstrated the important contributions of immigrant communities in the Commonwealth; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival was established in 2013 after the Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society received a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to host an event and document the traditions of local Czech and Slovak families; and

WHEREAS, between the 1880s and 1920s, hundreds of Czech and Slovak families relocated to the Commonwealth; the Virginia Czech/Slovak Heritage Society chose Prince George County as the location of the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival due to the area’s high concentration of immigrant families dating back to the turn of the century; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival is a free, family-friendly outdoor event featuring authentic Eastern European food, crafts, exhibitions, and music and polka dancing; and

WHEREAS, attendees of the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival are encouraged to bring family photos, letters, and documents to be scanned and preserved for future generations; and

WHEREAS, the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival is a celebration of the immigrants and their families who helped to shape cultural life in Central Virginia, while also contributing to the community in a wide variety of trades and professions; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival hereby be commended on the occasion of its fifth anniversary in 2018; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the important contributions of Czech and Slovak immigrants to Virginia and the United States.