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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 74 Offered March 2, 2022 Commending the Clifton Community Woman's Club. ---------- Patron-- Helmer ----------

WHEREAS, the Clifton Community Woman’s Club, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Fairfax County residents, celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021; and

WHEREAS, the Clifton Community Woman’s Club (CCWC) held its first fundraiser during Clifton Day in 1971, spinning cotton candy to raise money for its first scholarship of $200; and

WHEREAS, the CCWC has organized its Clifton Home Tours each spring for the past 48 years, significantly bolstering the organization’s fund for scholarships and other services; and

WHEREAS, in its first half-century, the CCWC provided more than $550,000 to support scholarships, food banks, the homeless, women in crisis, veterans, medical research, cultural organizations, and other worthwhile causes and charities; and

WHEREAS, the CCWC has enhanced the educational resources available to residents of Fairfax County by aiding in the establishment of the Fairfax Station Railroad Museum, the Legato School historical site, and the Burke Centre Library; and

WHEREAS, in addition to offering its members opportunities for service and community outreach, the CCWC fosters lifelong friendships through its active calendar of events and activities, including a book club, a bridge club, garden tours, concerts and performances, speaker presentations, arts and crafts contests, and more; and

WHEREAS, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CCWC’s members met virtually and worked together with great ingenuity, skill, and determination to achieve the organization’s service goals; and

WHEREAS, in its golden jubilee year, the CCWC managed to raise nearly $14,000 through various events and endeavors, funding several academic scholarships as well as donations to local food banks; and

WHEREAS, the accomplishments of the CCWC were made possible through the generosity of its sponsors in the professional and business community and the unwavering devotion of its members; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Clifton Community Woman’s Club hereby be commended on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Clifton Community Woman’s Club as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the organization’s history and its many contributions to the Commonwealth.