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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 362
Offered January 24, 2000
Commending Diane Ricks.
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Patrons-- Wardrup and Drake
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WHEREAS, Diane Ricks has organized the Little Creek Cup Regatta and the Southern Chesapeake Poker Run to benefit the American Cancer Society for three consecutive years; and

WHEREAS, a resident of the Hampton Roads area and president of the Norfolk chapter of the American Cancer Society, Diane Ricks has developed the events to become the biggest boating events of the season, with more than 200 sail and power boats participating in 1999; and

WHEREAS, under Diane Ricks' leadership, the Little Creek Cup Regatta and the Southern Chesapeake Poker Run raised $78,000 in 1999 for the fight against cancer; and

WHEREAS, the revenue collected in support of the American Cancer Society in Hampton Roads each year since the inception of the events has doubled; and

WHEREAS, Diane Ricks' memory of her father, Dick Shrader, inspired the Little Creek Cup Regatta and the Southern Chesapeake Poker Run -- the only boating events sanctioned by the American Cancer Society; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend Diane Ricks for her tremendous annual efforts to coordinate the Little Creek Cup Regatta and the Southern Chesapeake Poker Run on behalf of the American Cancer Society; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Diane Ricks for her volunteer work.