SEARCH SITE
VIRGINIA LAW PORTAL
- Code of Virginia
- Virginia Administrative Code
- Constitution of Virginia
- Charters
- Authorities
- Compacts
- Uncodified Acts
- RIS Users (account required)
SEARCHABLE DATABASES
- Bills & Resolutions
session legislation - Bill Summaries
session summaries - Reports to the General Assembly
House and Senate documents - Legislative Liaisons
State agency contacts
ACROSS SESSIONS
- Subject Index: Since 1995
- Bills & Resolutions: Since 1994
- Summaries: Since 1994
Developed and maintained by the Division of Legislative Automated Systems.
2013 SESSION
13103799DWHEREAS, Fauquier County Supervisor Lee Sherbeyn has been instrumental in helping Operation First Response raise money and awareness for veterans in need; and
WHEREAS, touched by the plight of many veterans and their families, Lee Sherbeyn sought a program that supplemented the work of groups like the Wounded Warrior Project by addressing individuals’ daily needs; and
WHEREAS, founded in 2004, Operation First Response, a Culpeper-based nonprofit group, has assisted over 8,000 veterans by buying them food, paying rent, or making vehicle payments; and
WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn partnered with Operation First Response in 2012, hosting a barbecue at his farm and raising $20,000 for the organization; and
WHEREAS, envisioning another initiative that would provide a steady stream of donations, Lee Sherbeyn realized that many small donations from the community would add up to a large contribution; and
WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn created the “Dollar Campaign,” a program designed to raise one dollar from each resident of Fauquier County; and
WHEREAS, hoping to expand the program to a national level, Lee Sherbeyn started by seeking friendly competition with other counties, challenging them to begin their own campaigns; and
WHEREAS, with Lee Sherbeyn’s enthusiastic support, the campaign has raised nearly $3,000 and has spread to Culpeper County; and
WHEREAS, Lee Sherbeyn has been very effective in his mission to help the men and women who have served the Commonwealth and the United States; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Lee Sherbeyn on his innovative work to raise money for veterans in need; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lee Sherbeyn as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his ongoing efforts to help support veterans and their families.