Bill Text: VA HR286 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Agreed to by House by voice vote [HR286 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2021-HR286-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Millbrook High School students Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide raised more than $1,000 to support Henry and William Evans Home for Children by hosting the Winter Waddle Week, a virtual one-mile walk; and
WHEREAS, Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide organized the Winter Waddle as an activity for Millbrook High School's chapter of DECA, a national organization that fosters leadership development among marketing students; and
WHEREAS, working with their DECA advisor, Jenny Stover, Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide contacted the Henry and William Evans Home for Children, which provides sanctuary to abused and homeless children, and set a fundraising goal of $300; and
WHEREAS, when the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic made it impossible to hold the event as planned, Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide reorganized the Winter Waddle as a one-week virtual walk, allowing participants to support the event from their homes or neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide designed and sold Winter Waddle t-shirts, with all proceeds benefiting the Henry and William Evans Home for Children; the students ultimately almost quadrupled their goal by raising $1,100 between December 19 and December 27, 2020; and
WHEREAS, Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide set an excellent example of community leadership for their fellow young people in Winchester, and their contributions to the Henry and William Evans Home for Children have helped the organization continue to carry out its vital mission; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide hereby be commended for hosting the Winter Waddle Week to raise money for the Henry and William Evans Home for Children in Winchester; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to Marisol Aquila and Ashley Pacheco-Arrostide as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for their work to support young people in need.
