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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1112 Offered February 18, 2019 Commending Shayla Young. ---------- Patrons-- Tran; Senators: Barker, Marsden, Saslaw and Vogel ----------

WHEREAS, Shayla Young, a 13-year-old seventh-grader from Springfield who attends Irving Middle School, received a Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her volunteer efforts; and

WHEREAS, the Prudential Spirit of Community Award recognized Shayla Young for her volunteer community service; the award program is the largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer community service in the country; and

WHEREAS, Shayla Young’s community service project involved conducting a workshop at a veterans’ retirement home to help the residents learn to make better use of their cell phones; many of the residents are in their 90s with poor vision and poor hearing; and

WHEREAS, Shayla Young enlisted her tech-savvy peers to teach the seniors the secrets of getting the most out of their cell phone use; and

WHEREAS, Shayla Young’s young group explained various functions of cell phones, including how to increase font size, adjust volume and brightness, use password protection, save contacts, and link their phones to their email accounts; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Shayla Young of Irving Middle School for receiving a Prudential Spirit of Community Award for her outstanding volunteer efforts; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Shayla Young as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her selfless drive to bridge generations and help veterans master useful technology.