Bill Text: VA SJR237 | 2020 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Commending the South Norfolk Ruritan Club.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-07 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ237ER) [SJR237 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2020-SJR237-Enrolled.html

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 237 Commending the South Norfolk Ruritan Club.

Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2020 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2020

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club, a local chapter of Ruritan National dedicated to bettering communities through fellowship, goodwill, and service, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2019; and

WHEREAS, the origins of Ruritan National can be traced to Tom Downing and Jack Gwaltney of Virginia, who founded the organization in Holland, not far from where the South Norfolk Ruritan Club operates today; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club was chartered in 1979 and has been supporting various youth, scholarship, social, and environmental programs ever since; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club honors local law enforcement, public safety officers, troops, and veterans through many of its service endeavors each year; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club has recently spearheaded or supported various local service programs and events, including Paint Your Heart Out, the rebuilding efforts at Cascade Park, Clean the Bay Day cleanups, Arbor Day tree plantings, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club annual memorial golf tournament, and the Phelps Brothers Music Festival; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club actively supports promising youth through generous scholarships, recently presenting two scholarships to students from Oscar Smith High School in Chesapeake; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club, in coordination with the Chesapeake Sheriff's Office sponsors and conducts the Annual Great American Food Fest to raise needed funding for the entire Chesapeake community; and

WHEREAS, the South Norfolk Ruritan Club exemplifies the community spirit that makes the Commonwealth a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the South Norfolk Ruritan Club on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bob McCreary, president of the South Norfolk Ruritan Club, as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the organization's mission and best wishes for its continued success.