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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 267
Commending Alan Schuman.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, January 12, 2017
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, January 20, 2017
 

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 to 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 assisted 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 touched the lives of those in need around the world, including as a volunteer teacher’s aide in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, for three months; and

WHEREAS, Alan Schuman was presented with 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 Senate, the House of Delegates 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 Senate 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.