HR172: Commending Love Harper.


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 172
Commending Love Harper.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 11, 2022

 

WHEREAS, Love Harper, a nonprofit organization in Southwest Virginia, has created and donated hundreds of backpacks filled with comfort items for children that have experienced abuse or neglect; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper was created by Ronald and Shelly Poston in honor of their two-year-old granddaughter, Harper, who was killed in 2020; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper fills backpacks with toys, stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, and other items and donates them to law-enforcement agencies and other organizations that work with children; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper “comfort bags” are tailored to different age groups and can be used by police officers or social workers to build a rapport with a child in need; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper has fulfilled its mission through generous donations from local individuals and families as well as other community organizations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Love Harper hereby be commended for its work to provide hope and support to young people that have experienced abuse; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ronald and Shelly Poston, founders of Love Harper, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s achievements.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 172

Offered March 10, 2022
Commending Love Harper.
Patron-- Kilgore

WHEREAS, Love Harper, a nonprofit organization in Southwest Virginia, has created and donated hundreds of backpacks filled with comfort items for children that have experienced abuse or neglect; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper was created by Ronald and Shelly Poston in honor of their two-year-old granddaughter, Harper, who was killed in 2020; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper fills backpacks with toys, stuffed animals, coloring books, crayons, and other items and donates them to law-enforcement agencies and other organizations that work with children; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper “comfort bags” are tailored to different age groups and can be used by police officers or social workers to build a rapport with a child in need; and

WHEREAS, Love Harper has fulfilled its mission through generous donations from local individuals and families as well as other community organizations; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Love Harper hereby be commended for its work to provide hope and support to young people that have experienced abuse; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ronald and Shelly Poston, founders of Love Harper, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s achievements.