Bill Text: VA HJR887 | 2011 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Caitlin Connor Uze.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-24 - House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ887ER) [HJR887 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2011-HJR887-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze, the reigning Miss Greater Richmond from Arlington, was crowned as Miss Virginia 2010 before an enthusiastic crowd in Roanoke on June 26, 2010; and WHEREAS, the Miss Virginia pageant promotes intelligent, poised, and highly motivated young women who wish to make a difference in their community and earn scholarship money to further their education; and WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze was chosen as Miss Apple Blossom Festival 2009, was second runner-up in the 2009 Miss Virginia pageant, and finished in the top 10 in the 2008 Miss Virginia pageant before capturing the Miss Virginia title in 2010; and WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze represented Virginia at the Miss America Pageant held in January 2011 and was a Top Ten Finalist; she was also named a finalist for the prestigious Quality of Life Award and was the recipient of the Marion A. Crooker Volunteer and Community Service Award; and WHEREAS, during her reign as Miss Virginia, Caitlin Connor Uze will travel throughout the Commonwealth, sharing her message of "Uniquely You: Building Positive Self Image," with the youth of the Commonwealth and serve as the Virginia state ambassador for the Children's Miracle Network; and WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze's school presentations, sponsored by the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, focus on self-worth and self-image, bullying, leadership, and the importance of saying "no" to tobacco, drug, and alcohol abuse; and WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze has worked with the Virginia Commission on Youth and the Office of the Attorney General to study the effects of bullying in Virginia's schools; she is spokesperson and advocate on the state and federal level for Girls Inc.; and WHEREAS, an accomplished Irish step dancer, Caitlin Connor Uze danced for 10 years with the prestigious O'Neill-James School of Irish Dancing and qualified to compete in the World Irish Dance Competition in Ireland; and WHEREAS, an exceptional student, Caitlin Connor Uze is currently pursuing a degree in social work at James Madison University, where she has been named to the President's List and inducted into the Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity; and WHEREAS, Caitlin Connor Uze has earned $38,000 in scholarship money through her outstanding success in the Miss Virginia, Miss Greater Richmond, and other pageants; she plans to pursue a master's degree in social work and aspires to become a Child Life Specialist; and WHEREAS, a young woman of intelligence, talent, and dedication, Caitlin Connor Uze is an exceptional ambassador for the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate Caitlin Connor Uze on her selection as Miss Virginia 2010; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Caitlin Connor Uze as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for her many accomplishments.
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