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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I

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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 528 Offered August 18, 2020 Prefiled August 18, 2020 Commending Pimenta. ---------- Patrons-- Cole, J.G. and Cole, M.L. ----------

WHEREAS, in the spring and summer of 2020, the Jamaican restaurant Pimenta in Fredericksburg stayed open during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve the community despite potential hazards; and

WHEREAS, Pimenta has retained its employees during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing stability during an extraordinary economic downturn; and

WHEREAS, during the ongoing crisis, Pimenta has provided food to numerous members of the Fredericksburg community; and

WHEREAS, Ray and Jackie Simmonds, owners of Pimenta, have exemplified sound leadership, compassion, and care for the restaurant’s workers and community during the COVID-19 pandemic; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Pimenta hereby be commended for its service to the Fredericksburg residents during the COVID-19 pandemic; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pimenta as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for its commitment to its employees and the community.