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2021 SPECIAL SESSION II

21300186D
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 741
Offered August 4, 2021
Commending KOVAR.
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Patron-- Dunnavant
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WHEREAS, KOVAR, a charitable program of the Virginia Knights of Columbus, has served the citizens of the Commonwealth with intellectual disabilities for the past 50 years; and

WHEREAS, KOVAR has provided more than $15 million in grants to other nonprofit organizations and government agencies; and

WHEREAS, KOVAR’S grants have supported transportation, health care, home furnishings, athletic and education programs, job training, and employment assistance; and

WHEREAS, KOVAR has also provided more than $5 million in interest-free loans to group home operators to provide safe, stable housing; and

WHEREAS, KOVAR has been certified by America’s Best Charities for its high level of public accountability, program effectiveness, and expense control; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That KOVAR hereby be commended on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 2021; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to KOVAR as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the organization’s achievements in service to Virginians in need.