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2021 SPECIAL SESSION I

21200331D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 590
Offered February 24, 2021
Commending Clare and Don's Beach Shack and Lazy Mike's Delicatessen.
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Patrons-- Simon, Convirs-Fowler, Keam, Kory, Levine and Murphy
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WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen, cherished eating establishments in Falls Church, have admirably served their community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack has served the Northern Virginia community for more than 16 years, while its partner restaurant, Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen, has been a staple of the Falls Church restaurant scene for more than 25 years; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen recently donated to SafeHaven, The Bailey’s Shelter and New Hope Housing, and Food Justice DMV, which delivers food directly to immigrant families facing food insecurity; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen provided over 1,500 meals to frontline health care workers, including the drive-through COVID-19 testing team at the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen delivered lunch to frontline workers every day for several weeks and built partnerships with other local restaurants to expand their service; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen donated meals to respiratory therapists and other staff at Inova Fairfax Hospital and intensive care unit nurses at a hospital in Florida; and

WHEREAS, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen have partnered with two local churches to feed residents at a homeless shelter and have continued their regular donations to area food banks; and

WHEREAS, the staff of Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen have made extra efforts while serving customers during the COVID-19 pandemic, including hand-delivering food to elderly and immunocompromised patrons when necessary; and

WHEREAS, by offering customers the option to buy meals for frontline workers, Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen have rallied the community’s support for our hospitals during this unprecedented public health crisis; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen hereby be commended for generously serving the community 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 the owners of Clare and Don’s Beach Shack and Lazy Mike’s Delicatessen as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for their contributions to the Commonwealth.