SR747: Commending the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center.


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 747
Commending the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, August 5, 2021

 

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center, part of the Muslim Association of Virginia, helped support residents of Manassas, Manassas Park, and Prince William County during the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing food and hosting vaccination clinics; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center strives to increase civic engagement among local residents while supporting the religious, social, and educational advancement of the Muslim community; and

WHEREAS, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center has distributed more than 35,000 hot meals to community members, and it has regularly provided groceries and other necessities to approximately 300 families every other week; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center worked with local health officials to host vaccination clinics in April and May 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center also supported initiatives by the Muslim Association of Virginia to host seminars and town halls on COVID-19 vaccines to answer questions and alleviate concerns about vaccinations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center hereby be commended for its service to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the center’s contributions to local residents in need.


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 747
Offered August 4, 2021
Commending the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center.
Patron-- McPike

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center, part of the Muslim Association of Virginia, helped support residents of Manassas, Manassas Park, and Prince William County during the COVID-19 pandemic by distributing food and hosting vaccination clinics; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center strives to increase civic engagement among local residents while supporting the religious, social, and educational advancement of the Muslim community; and

WHEREAS, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center has distributed more than 35,000 hot meals to community members, and it has regularly provided groceries and other necessities to approximately 300 families every other week; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center worked with local health officials to host vaccination clinics in April and May 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center also supported initiatives by the Muslim Association of Virginia to host seminars and town halls on COVID-19 vaccines to answer questions and alleviate concerns about vaccinations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center hereby be commended for its service to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Dar Al Noor Islamic Community Center as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the center’s contributions to local residents in need.