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2021 SESSION

21103410D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 297
Offered February 2, 2021
Commending Girl Scout Troop 2718.
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Patron-- Gooditis
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WHEREAS, in December 2020, Girl Scout Troop 2718 of Leesburg created a memorial to honor health care workers and people who have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, working with city officials, Girl Scout Troop 2718 planted a blue atlas cedar tree in Georgetown Park in downtown Leesburg and arranged for a boulder, donated by Luck Stone, to be placed nearby with a memorial plaque; and

WHEREAS, Girl Scout Troop 2718 made plans to continue to care for the tree, which could grow to up to 50 feet in height, and decorate it during the holiday season; and

WHEREAS, the members of Girl Scout Troop 2718, most of whom are students at Loudoun County High School, completed the project as part of the requirements to achieve the Silver Award, the second-highest award in the Girl Scouts of the USA; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Girl Scout Troop 2718 hereby be commended for their work to honor the service and sacrifices of health care workers and celebrate the lives of people who have died 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 Tara Holt, troop leader of Girl Scout Troop 2718, as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the troop’s commitment to community engagement.