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17103368D
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 603
Offered January 11, 2017
Prefiled January 5, 2017
Commending Alan Schuman.
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Patron-- Sullivan
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WHEREAS, in 2016, Alan Schuman received the Volunteer Fairfax Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with young people through Fairfax County Court Appointed Special Advocates and the Great Falls Youth Basketball League; and

WHEREAS, after beginning his career as a juvenile probations officer, Alan Schuman became director of social services for Washington, D.C., superior courts and founded his own organizational consulting business; and

WHEREAS, in 2000, Alan Schuman began generously volunteering his time as a youth basketball coach in Great Falls, where he mentored countless young people and helped provide an outlet for healthy activity; and

WHEREAS, in 2002, Alan Schuman was sworn in as a volunteer for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), an organization that serves and supports children referred to the organization by the Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court; and

WHEREAS, Alan Schuman served six children in three families, and he made a profound difference in the children’s lives by vigorously advocating for their welfare and best interests; and

WHEREAS, later serving as president of the CASA board, Alan Schuman strengthened the organization’s financial standing, overhauled recruitment practices, and encouraged other community leaders to support or volunteer with CASA; and

WHEREAS, Alan Schuman has also touched the lives of those in need around the world, such as when he volunteered to work for three months as a teacher’s aide in Phnom Penh, Cambodia; and

WHEREAS, Alan Schuman was presented the award at the 24th Annual Fairfax County Volunteer Service Awards ceremony in Springfield on April 8, 2016; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Alan Schuman on receiving the Volunteer Fairfax Lifetime Achievement Award for his work to serve and support young people in Fairfax County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Alan Schuman as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his legacy of service.