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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 265 Commending Montero Medical Missions.   Agreed to by the Senate, January 12, 2017 Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2017  

WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions, a unique, international humanitarian organization headquartered in Chesapeake, celebrated its fifth anniversary during July 2016; and

WHEREAS, an all-volunteer organization, Montero Medical Missions provides medical missions and creates sustainable projects for physicians and allied health professionals with international roots; and

WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has a unique and innovative domestic project called Health Fair For Veterans that facilitates private sector health care access for veterans; the program was founded in 2012 and has been held quarterly ever since, providing assistance to hundreds of Virginia veterans at no cost to them; and

WHEREAS, veterans from all branches of the United States military are eligible for Montero Medical Missions Health Fair for Veterans and can attend the quarterly events without appointments; volunteer physicians, allied professionals, local universities, businesses, and other service organizations participate in the events; and

WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has been honored and recognized by the American College of Surgeons for the innovative Health Fair For Veterans program; and

WHEREAS, Montero Medical Missions has provided remarkable health care screening and referrals to our veterans domestically, as well as health care to those in need around the world; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly commend Montero Medical Missions on the occasion of its fifth anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Montero Medical Missions as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the organization’s service to the Commonwealth and the citizens of Tidewater.