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2010 SESSION

10101341D
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 76
Offered January 13, 2010
Prefiled January 12, 2010
Commending Vector Industries, Inc., on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
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Patron-- Hanger
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WHEREAS, Vector Industries, Inc., of Waynesboro is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2009 of enabling people with diverse disabilities to work, earn a living, and live happy and productive lives; and

WHEREAS, Vector Industries, Inc., was established in 1969, when a group of concerned parents of persons with disabilities decided that services were needed to help provide gainful employment in the community for people with physical and intellectual challenges; and

WHEREAS, a nonprofit company, Vector Industries, Inc., serves the residents of Augusta County, Staunton, Waynesboro, and surrounding areas; and

WHEREAS, Vector Industries, Inc., and its staff are dedicated to their mission to provide persons with disabilities, job training, employment services, and remunerative work with commensurate wages and benefits in an environment integrated with non-disabled persons; and

WHEREAS, Vector Industries, Inc., employees have excellent training and diverse skills in packaging, assembly, quality inspection, prototype testing, shredding, engraving, and industrial and other services; and

WHEREAS, Vector Industries, Inc., promotes safety in the workplace, quality products and customer service, and cost responsibility, as well as the importance of each employee’s sense of dignity and self-worth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate Vector Industries, Inc., and its employees on their many accomplishments and contributions to their communities on the occasion of the organization’s 40th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Vector Industries, Inc., as an expression of the General Assembly’s gratitude to the nonprofit company for its longtime commitment to people with disabilities in the Commonwealth.