HR528: Commending Pimenta.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 528
Commending Pimenta.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, August 28, 2020

 

WHEREAS, in the spring and summer of 2020, the Jamaican restaurant Pimenta in Fredericksburg stayed open during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the community despite potential hazards; and

WHEREAS, Pimenta has retained its employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing stability during an extraordinary economic downturn; and

WHEREAS, during the ongoing crisis, Pimenta has provided food to numerous members of the Fredericksburg community; and

WHEREAS, Ray and Jackie Simmonds, owners of Pimenta, have exemplified sound leadership, compassion, and care for the restaurant’s workers and community during the COVID-19 pandemic; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Pimenta hereby be commended for its service to the Fredericksburg residents during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pimenta as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for its commitment to its employees and the community.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 528

Offered August 18, 2020
Prefiled August 18, 2020
Commending Pimenta.
Patrons-- Cole, J.G. and Cole, M.L.

WHEREAS, in the spring and summer of 2020, the Jamaican restaurant Pimenta in Fredericksburg stayed open during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the community despite potential hazards; and

WHEREAS, Pimenta has retained its employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing stability during an extraordinary economic downtown; and

WHEREAS, during the ongoing crisis, Pimenta has provided food to numerous members of the Fredericksburg community; and

WHEREAS, Ray and Jackie Simmonds, owners of Pimenta, have exemplified sound leadership, compassion, and care for the restaurant’s workers and community during the COVID-19 pandemic; and

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Pimenta hereby be commended for its service to Fredericksburg residents during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pimenta as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for its commitment to its employees and the community.