SR 618 — Commending the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208071D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

618 IE Offered May 23, 2022 N Commending the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc.

TN ––––––––––R Patron––LockeAgreed Rto ––––––––––by the Senate, June 1, 2022 WHEREAS, for 70 years, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., has worked to enrich, sustain, O and support Black communities throughout Hampton and the Commonwealth;

anded to enrich, sustain, WHEREAS, The Links, Inc., is the largest and oldestL volunteer service organization for BlackD women in the United States with more than 14,000 members in more than 283 chapters in 41 states and L the District of Columbia, as well as the Bahamas;

and CE WHEREAS, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., was established on March 2, 1952, with 11 D Corinne Scott, Lillian Smith, Juanita Thomas, Minnie Whiting, Emmy Wilson, and Loyce Woodard;

and WHEREAS, the distinguished members of the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., are business and civic leaders, role models, mentors, activists, and volunteers who have enhanced the quality of life in HamWHEREAS, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., oversees a wide range of educational, economic development, and advocacy programs under the national organization's five facets of Services to Youth, The Arts, National Trends and Services, International Trends and Services, and Health and R HumWHEREAS, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., collaborates with numerous other community 1 organizations and agencies, implements programs through theirvolunteerism, generosityprovides financial assistance, E raises money for scholarships for high school students and servantstudents leadership;attending historically Black colleges andWHEREAS, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., has partnered with the American Red Cross, local chapters of Boys and Girls Clubs of America, faith communities, the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, and the American Heart Association;

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and 8 WHEREAS, the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., has partnered with the American Red Cross, Hampton University, Norfolk State University, and the American Heart Association;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., be commended on the occasion of its 70th anniversary;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Hampton Chapter of The Links, Inc., as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the organization's commitment to community leadership.