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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 147 Commending TWIG Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.   Agreed to by the Senate, January 31, 2008 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 8, 2008  

WHEREAS, TWIG Junior Auxiliary of the Alexandria Hospital will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2008; and

WHEREAS, in 1933, twenty-four young women gathered at the home of Mrs. Julian T. Burke to form the Junior Auxiliary of the Alexandria Hospital; and

WHEREAS, the group chose the name TWIG from a contest entry by Nellie Sommers Blackwell, which described the new organization as a small “branch of the tree” that represents Alexandria Hospital; and

WHEREAS, TWIG Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital has served as a nonprofit organization of women founded and dedicated to providing financial support and volunteer service to the hospital and community; and

WHEREAS, TWIG Junior Auxiliary has directly funded over $2 million in projects at Inova Alexandria Hospital, contributing funds to the establishment of the TWIG Pavilion Intravenial Stroke Unit, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Delivery Nursing Center; and

WHEREAS, TWIG Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital also operates the popular Thrift Shop, hosts the Historic Alexandria Homes Tour, and partners with Antiques in Alexandria to raise funds for the Twig Pavilion, as well as numerous other invaluable services for the Alexandria community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate TWIG Junior Auxiliary of Inova Alexandria Hospital on the occasion of its illustrious 75th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to TWIG Junior Auxiliary as an expression of the General Assembly’s gratitude to the outstanding organization for its commitment to Inova Alexandria Hospital and the citizens of Alexandria.