Bill Text: VA HJR809 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Commending Lee Sherbeyn.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-02-14 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ809ER) [HJR809 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2013-HJR809-Enrolled.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 809 Commending Lee Sherbeyn.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 8, 2013 Agreed to by the Senate, February 14, 2013

WHEREAS, Fauquier County Supervisor Lee Sherbeyn has been instrumental in helping Operation First Response raise money and awareness for veterans in need; and

WHEREAS, touched by the plight of many veterans and their families, Lee Sherbeyn sought a program that supplemented the work of groups like the Wounded Warrior Project by addressing individuals' daily needs; and

WHEREAS, founded in 2004, Operation First Response, a Culpeper-based nonprofit group, has assisted over 8,000 veterans by buying them food, paying rent, or making vehicle payments; and

WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn partnered with Operation First Response in 2012, hosting a barbecue at his farm and raising $20,000 for the organization; and

WHEREAS, envisioning another initiative that would provide a steady stream of donations, Lee Sherbeyn realized that many small donations from the community would add up to a large contribution; and

WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn created the "Dollar Campaign," a program designed to raise one dollar from each resident of Fauquier County; and

WHEREAS, hoping to expand the program to a national level, Lee Sherbeyn started by seeking friendly competition with other counties, challenging them to begin their own campaigns; and

WHEREAS, with Lee Sherbeyn's enthusiastic support, the campaign has raised nearly $3,000 and has spread to Culpeper County; and

WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn has been very effective in his mission to help the men and women who have served the Commonwealth and the United States; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Lee Sherbeyn on his innovative work to raise money for veterans in need; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lee Sherbeyn as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for his ongoing efforts to help support veterans and their families.