HR 263 — Commending Wheels for Wellness.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23100937D HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

263 IE Offered January 19, 2023 N Commending Wheels for Wellness.

TN ––––––––––Agreed Patron––Gooditisto by the House of Delegates, January 23, 2023 R O WHEREAS, for nearly 20 years, Wheels for Wellness has provided free, door-to-door transportation to medicalWHEREAS, appointmentsoriginally andknown treatmentas Faith in Action, Wheels for peopleWellness inwas Winchestercreated as a result of a L community roundtable and established through a $35,000 grant from the surroundingRobert counties;Wood Johnson L Foundation;

anDand WHEREAS,E originallycurrent knownname as Faith in Action,2020; Wheels for Wellness was created as a result of a community roundtable and established through a $35,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson U Foundation;

andthe Corganization currentserves nameindividuals in 2020;the City of Winchester and the Counties of Clarke, Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren;

theand organizationWHEREAS, servesWheels for Wellness provides transportation for individuals inwho theinclude Citythose ofwho Winchesterdo andvehicle, theor CouEtiesdo ofnot Clarke,have Frederick,a Shenandoah,family andmember Warren;or friend to assist with transportation;

andandot WHEREAS, Wheels for Wellness provides transportation for individuals who include those who do not qualify for social service programs, can no longer safely drive themselves, cannot afford to own a vehicle,WHEREAS, orbetween do2016 notand have2021, aWheels familyfor memberWellness orcompleted friend14,738 transports to assistmedical withtraveled; transportation;

and appointments, radiation and chemotherapy treatments, and dialysis treatments, representing 323,558 miles traveled;WHEREAS, Wheels for Wellness has fulfilled its mission through the hard work of its executive R director and scheduling manager and the dedication and generosity of its volunteer drivers, who use t3eir itn vehicles and gas to provide transportation for their fellow community members;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, WheelsbeR forRESOLVED Wellnessby has fulfilled its mission through the hardHouse work of itsDelegates, executiveThat directorWheels andfor schedulingWellness managerhereby andbe thecommended dedicationfor andproviding generositya ofvital itsservice volunteerto drivers,residents whoof useWinchester their own vehicles and gasthe tosurrounding provideregion; transportation for their fellow community members;

now,and, therefoRe, be it RESOLVEDfor bypresentation theto House of Delegates, That Wheels for Wellness herebyas bean commendedexpression forof 6the providingHouse aof vitalDelegates' serviceadmiration tofor residentsthe oforganization's Winchesterimportant andcontributions to the surroundingcommunity. region;

and, be it 3 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Wheels for Wellness as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the organization's important contributions to the community.

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