HR 761 — Commending West Springfield Little League.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208133D I HOUSE OfferedRESOLUTION JuneNO. 16, 2022 N Commending West Springfield Little League.

––––––––––761 TE Patron––TranCommending R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, for 50 years, West Springfield Little LeagueLeague. has supported young people in the Fairfax County community by providing opportunities for athletic development and personal achievement;

DndN parentsAgreed andto communityby leadersthe inHouse 1972,of andDelegates, moreJune than17, 41,0002022 childrenR haveO learnedCounty teamwork,lcommunity Uby cultivatedproviding goodopportunities sportsmanship,for andathletic honeddevelopment theirand skillspersonal inachievement; the history of the league;

and L WHEREAS, West Springfield Little League was founded by Charlie Clark and a group of local L parents and community leaders in 1972, and more than 41,000 children have learned teamwork, culWHEREAS, West Springfield Little League serves children between the ages of five and 13 in CE multiple levels, including 5T, T-Ball, 1A, AA, AAA, Majors, and Intermediate;

and ED WHEREAS, West Springfield Little League has organized individual seasons with more than 1,200 children playing baseball on 100 teams at various age levels, and the league remains one of the largest andWHEREAS, in 1993, West Springfield Little League formed a Challenger Division for children, teenagers, and adults with physical and intellectual challenges that earned national accolades and has grown into one of the largest such programs in the world;

and WHEREAS, West Springfield Little League previously renovated and now plays at the fields at the Burke School Byron Avenue Park;

the league has maintained its fields through the support of parents R and volunteers, Fairfax County agencies, and organizations like the Davis Elkins Foundation;

and 6 WHEREAS, West Springfield Little League annually hosts Byronfest, a popular festival and cookout E that brings the community and family members together to support players as they participate in fun activitiesR actWHEREAS, West Springfield Little League makes an extraordinary effort to collaborate with local businesses, building support by engaging with them in many sponsorship partnerships, and skillssupporting competitions,those suchbusinesses asthrough aspirit homedays runand derby;other opportunities;

and 6winning WHEREAS,45 WestDistrict Springfield9 Littlechampionships Leagueand makessix anstate extraordinarytitles effort to collaborate with local businesses, building support by engaging with them in many17 sponsorshipstate partnerships,championship andappearances; supporting those businesses through spirit days and other opportunities;

andand, WHEREAS, West Springfield Little League teams have consistently achieved success over the years, winWHEREAS, throughout its history, West Springfield Little League has fulfilled its mission through the hard work and generosity of volunteer managers, coaches, umpires, concession stand workers, and board members, as well as the dedicated support of parents, fans, and local businesses;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That West Springfield Little League hereby be commended :on the occasion of its 50th anniversary;

35and, onbe it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the occasionClerk of itsthe 50thHouse anniversary;of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution admiration for the organization's contributions to young people in Fairfax County.f Delegates'

and, be it 37 for presentation to West Springfield Little League as an expression of the House of Delegates'n / 38 admiration for the organization's contributions to young people in Fairfax County.