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14104748DWHEREAS, the Stuart Rotary Club was created through sponsorships by existing Rotary Clubs in Chicago, New York, Washington, D.C., and Richmond, and presented its charter, Rotary International Charter Number 4885, on December 19, 1938, in Patrick County; and
WHEREAS, the Stuart Rotary Club remained active during the Great Depression of the 1930s and accelerated its formal activities in the late 1940s and early 1950s during the recovery following World War II; and
WHEREAS, charter members of the Stuart Rotary Club included prominent citizens,
trailblazers, and community leaders of Patrick County, such as Robert L. Clark,
who represented Patrick County in the Virginia House of Delegates; and
WHEREAS, today’s Rotarians are a diverse group of business and
professional leaders and active adults from Patrick County, who work together
and are actively involved in the community to facilitate the well-being of
county citizens; and WHEREAS, after World War II, returning veterans were
instrumental in renewing and establishing community events and activities in
the county, such as the “Fast and Furious” softball games between the Stuart
Rotary Club and the Stuart Volunteer Fire Department to support the polio
drive; the Patrick County Fair, the club’s most successful project; and Boy
Scout Troop Number 65, which was initially sponsored
by Stuart Methodist Church and Stuart Baptist Church until the Stuart Rotary
Club assumed sponsorship in 1941 and is today the county’s oldest troop continuously operating under the
same sponsor; and WHEREAS, members of the Stuart Rotary Club led in the
development of other community projects, including the R. J. Reynolds Patrick
County Memorial Hospital, Patrick County Library and Historical Museum, Blue
Ridge Mountain Car Show, Patrick County Music Association, Patrick County
Education Foundation, Dan River Canoe Races, Patrick County Antiques Festival,
Connie Mack baseball, Christmas parades, horse shows, fiddler’s conventions,
travelogues, GED graduation ceremonies, and fundraising campaigns for other
deserving projects; and WHEREAS, despite economic downturns, the Stuart Rotary Club
has continued to serve the citizens of Patrick County by providing medical
care, food, and basic necessities through the Caring Hearts Free Clinic and
Patrick County Food Bank, working with the Patrick County Ministerial
Association to provide backpacks to needy students
at Blue Ridge Elementary School, refurbishing a hospice room at the local
hospital, and continuing to support the Boy Scout troop and the GED adult
education graduation program; and WHEREAS, in 2013, members of the Stuart Rotary Club partnered
with teachers at Patrick High School to prepare students for job interviews and
established a Student Loan and Scholarship Foundation as a nonprofit
organization to help Patrick County students pursue higher education; and WHEREAS, the Stuart Rotary Club sponsored a chartered Rotary Club in Floyd County in June 2007 and has
continued its dedicated work and noteworthy efforts to enhance the quality of
life in the community and internationally through civic and global
organizations to address hunger, women’s rights, inadequate
medical care and clean water, and disaster relief; and WHEREAS, for 75 years, the Stuart Rotary Club has lived up to
its motto, “Service above Self,” through its dedication to community service,
hard work, and generosity; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Stuart Rotary
Club hereby be commended on the occasion of its 75th anniversary; and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy
of this resolution for presentation to James Allen, treasurer of the Stuart
Rotary Club, as an expression of the General
Assembly’s congratulations and appreciation for the club’s service to the
citizens of Patrick County and the Commonwealth.