WHEREAS, Broad Run High School DECA, an association of high school marketing students in Ashburn, helped raise more than $10,000 in donations for Fisher House Foundation, which supports convalescent veterans and their families; and

WHEREAS, Broad Run DECA worked with their crosstown rivals at Stone Bridge High School to launch the Two Schools - One Cause project, which coincided with spirit week and the lead-up to the annual Battle of the Burn football game between the Broad Run High School Spartans and the Stone Bridge High School Bulldogs; and

WHEREAS, in the spirit of friendly competition, the Two Schools - One Cause program pitted Broad Run DECA against Stone Bridge DECA to see who could raise the most money for Fisher House Foundation, which provides free temporary housing to families of soldiers who are receiving medical treatment for wounds or illness; and

WHEREAS, Broad Run High School DECA raised $3,861.39 through spirit link and t-shirt sales, and both schools collected joint donations through a website to raise an overall total of more than $10,375.00; and

WHEREAS, Broad Run DECA also adopted a Fisher House location in Bethesda, Maryland, and cooked and delivered meals to residents; and

WHEREAS, Broad Run DECA was ably led by project managers Mikaela Zurick and Sammy Polk and advisers Casey Sorenson, Christine Swartz, and Michelle Veney; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Broad Run High School DECA for its work to support the men and women in uniform who have served and sacrificed in defense of the nation; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Broad Run High School DECA as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the group's hard work and generosity.