HR256: Commending Cristin Emrick.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 256
Commending Cristin Emrick.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 11, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Cristin Emrick won the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year award for her many contributions to the community; and

WHEREAS, formerly a resident of Orange County, New York, Cristin Emrick has embraced Isle of Wight with her lively, kind spirit, and is engaged in many organizations and community activities, all of which are better for her volunteer contributions which range from supporting the Westside PTA, to volunteering at the Education Foundation Dinner, to helping to pick the crop at SummerWind Vineyard before a hurricane endangered the harvest; and

WHEREAS, a longtime photographer and skilled communicator, Cristin Emrick was the driving creative marketing genius behind the success of Wharf Hill Brewing Company and is a refreshing, young force of nature making Isle of Wight County a better place to live; and

WHEREAS, the list of activities Cristin Emrick is involved in is long and includes coordinating the Wharf Hill Chuggers’ volunteer efforts, volunteering as a race day staffer for the Smithfield Hog Jog, executing the Smithfield Six Pack run to benefit Smithfield Music, and assisting with the Main Street Mile run to benefit Smithfield High School and Isle of Wight Academy cross country teams; and

WHEREAS, Cristin Emrick coordinated a community-wide Hate Has No Home Here campaign through the distribution of signs and stickers to over 100 people to spread the message of acceptance of all people through the community; she championed the Friends of the Trail group in support of the Park-to-Park trail project and the Birthplace of America Trail that will connect the Capital Trail to the Elizabeth River Trail through Surry and Isle of Wight; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Cristin Emrick hereby be commended for winning the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year award for her many contributions to the community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Cristin Emrick for her positive influence and the passionate energy she injects into the civic life of Isle of Wight County.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 256

Offered February 8, 2019
Commending Cristin Emrick.
Patron-- Brewer

WHEREAS, Cristin Emrick won the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year award for her many contributions to the community; and

WHEREAS, formerly a resident of Orange County, New York, Cristin Emrick has embraced Isle of Wight with her lively, kind spirit, and is engaged in many organizations and community activities, all of which are better for her volunteer contributions ranging from supporting the Westside PTA, to volunteering at the Education Foundation Dinner, to helping to pick the crop at SummerWind Vineyard before a hurricane endangered the harvest; and

WHEREAS, a longtime photographer and skilled communicator, Cristin Emrick was the driving creative marketing genius behind the success of Wharf Hill Brewing Company and is a refreshing, young force of nature making Isle of Wight County a better place to live; and

WHEREAS, the list of activities Cristin Emrick is involved in is long and includes coordinating the Wharf Hill Chuggers volunteer efforts, volunteering as a race day staffer for the Smithfield Hog Jog, executing the Smithfield Six Pack run to benefit Smithfield Music, and assisting with the Main Street Mile run to benefit Smithfield High School and Isle of Wight Academy cross country teams; and

WHEREAS, Cristin Emrick coordinated a community-wide Hate Has No Home Here campaign through distribution of signs and stickers to over 100 people to spread the message of acceptance of all people through the community; she championed the Friends of the Trail group in support of the Park-to-Park trail project and the Birthplace of America Trail that will connect the Capital Trail to the Elizabeth River Trail through Surry and Isle of Wight; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Cristin Emrick hereby be commended for winning the Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce 2018 Citizen of the Year award for her many contributions to the community; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Cristin Emrick for her positive influence and the passionate energy she injects into the civic life of Isle of Wight County.