HJ110: Commending Penny Halpern.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110
Commending Penny Halpern.

 

Agreed to by the House, January 24, 2022
Agreed to by the Senate, January 27, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern has greatly served the elderly community of Herndon as president of the Herndon Village Network, an organization that provides special programming and transportation services to its network of senior citizen members; and

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network’s transportation services enable senior citizens who wish to age in their homes to maintain their routines and connections to the community; and

WHEREAS, guided by the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network have enhanced the quality of life of hundreds of senior citizens by providing thousands of rides for doctor appointments, grocery store runs, social outings, and more; and

WHEREAS, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network have continued to provide essential transportation services to their network of senior citizens to ensure they have access to the goods and services they need; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of her efforts, Penny Halpern was named one of the 2017 Community Champions by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, while her accomplishments were memorialized in the United States Congressional Record by United States Representative Gerald Connolly that same year; and

WHEREAS, through her steadfast dedication and visionary leadership of the Herndon Village Network, Penny Halpern has helped hundreds of senior citizens in the Herndon community to thrive; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Penny Halpern, president of the Herndon Village Network, for her years of service; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Penny Halpern as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 110

Offered January 17, 2022
Commending Penny Halpern.
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WHEREAS, Penny Halpern has greatly served the elderly community of Herndon as president of the Herndon Village Network, an organization that provides special programming and transportation services to its network of senior citizen members; and

WHEREAS, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network’s transportation services enable senior citizens who wish to age in their homes to maintain their routines and connections to the community; and

WHEREAS, guided by the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network have enhanced the quality of life of hundreds of senior citizens by providing thousands of rides for doctor appointments, grocery store runs, social outings, and more; and

WHEREAS, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Penny Halpern and the Herndon Village Network have continued to provide essential transportation services to their network of senior citizens to ensure they have access to the goods and services they need; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of her efforts, Penny Halpern was named one of the 2017 Community Champions by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, while her accomplishments were memorialized in the United States Congressional Record by U.S. Representative Gerald Connolly that same year; and

WHEREAS, through her steadfast dedication and visionary leadership of the Herndon Village Network, Penny Halpern has helped hundreds of senior citizens in the Herndon community to thrive; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Penny Halpern, president of the Herndon Village Network, for her years of service; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Penny Halpern as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.