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2014 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 235
Commending Jack and Jill of America, Inc.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 31, 2014
Agreed to by the Senate, February 6, 2014

 

WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., is a premier national family organization founded on January 24, 1938, the organization’s Founder’s Day, by Marion Stubbs Thomas and a group of mothers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to provide educational, social, cultural, recreational, service, and leadership opportunities for African American youth between the ages of two and 19; and

WHEREAS, today, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., comprises 232 chapters nationwide, representing over 40,000 family members, and each chapter plans annual programming activities guided by the national theme: “Power and Potential: Parents Empowering Youth through Leadership Development, Cultural Heritage, and Community Service”; and

WHEREAS, the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., strive to educate, empower, and inspire young people and teenagers to participate in legislative advocacy and pursue public office; and

WHEREAS, from September 14 to 17, 2013, the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., participated in the “On the Hill Legislative Summit” in Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of and support for the national legislative priorities adopted by the organization, including legislation promoting high-quality early childhood education and child care for all children; and

WHEREAS, the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., supported legislation for high-quality universal preschool and full-day kindergarten at the organization’s Joint Legislative Summit being held at the Virginia State Capitol on January 30, 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., have hand delivered personal statements that speak to the powerful benefits of high-quality early childhood education, including improvement in development and learning, better school performance, and better education and employment outcomes for all children well into adulthood; and

WHEREAS, the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters’ legislative and outreach activities have resulted in significant contributions to the lives of children and families throughout the Commonwealth; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Jack and Jill of America, Inc., for decades of exceptional service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to the Alexandria-Mount Vernon, Burke-Fairfax, Manassas-Woodbridge, Northern Virginia, Loudoun County, Prince William County, and Reston Chapters of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the organization’s efforts to raise awareness of the importance and impact of high-quality childhood education and child care.