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2022 SPECIAL SESSION I


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 635
Commending La'Shay Foreman.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, June 1, 2022

 

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman, the school social worker at Hurt Park Elementary School in Roanoke, was named the Education Hero by the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross in 2022; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman is in her fifth year with Hurt Park Elementary School, where she serves as a liaison between students, teachers, parents, and the community and ensures families have the resources and tools they need for students to grow and thrive; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman cultivates a culture of success at Hurt Park Elementary School by attending to the social and emotional needs of her students and supporting families; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman’s endeavors have included leading food drives before school holidays and breaks, which have given hundreds of students greater access to healthy, nutritious food while they are out of school; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman spearheads the Hurt Park Elementary School Angel Tree program, which provides gifts to students in need, as well as the Girls on the Run empowerment program and the Hurt Park Elementary School safety patrol; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman was one of 10 community heroes to be recognized by the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross at the organization’s Help Can’t Wait–A Celebration of Heroes event on April 19, 2022; and

WHEREAS, as part of the award, La’Shay Foreman has been featured in a special program aired by WSLS 10 News in Roanoke, bringing greater awareness to the impact she has had on numerous lives; and

WHEREAS, La’Shay Foreman’s commitment to the well-being of the students and families under her care has helped to make Roanoke a more wonderful place to live, work, and learn; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That La’Shay Foreman, an accomplished school social worker at Hurt Park Elementary School, hereby be commended for being named the 2022 Education Hero by the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to La’Shay Foreman as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth.