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SESSION INTRODUCED 24108813D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
SESSION ENROLLED SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
163 I Offered March 7, 2024 N Commending Asha-Jyothi.
163 E Commending Asha-Jyothi.
T –––––––––– Patron––Pekarsky R –––––––––– O dedicated to supporting the community through health care and education initiatives, has greatly is supported the Fairfax County community by donating more than $250,000 to Fairfax County Public D Schools;
N R Agreed to by the Senate, March 8, 2024 WHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi, a volunteer-based global nonprofit organization based in Chantilly that is O dedicated to supporting the community through health care and education initiatives, has greatly L supported the Fairfax County community by donating more than $250,000 to Fairfax County Public L SchWHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi supported Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) through its E Educate-Innovate program, which provides grants for schools to enhance their technology education, particularly by building innovation labs and makerspaces;
and U WHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi supported Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) through its C Educate-Innovate program, which provides grants for schools to enhance their technology education, parWHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi's Educate-Innovate program cultivates in students the desire and drive to design, experiment, build, and invent, instilling in them the skills and confidence needed to become technology leaders of tomorrow;
and D design, experiment, build, and invent, instilling in them the skills and confidence needed to become technology leaders of tomorrow;
and WHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi promotes community interest in and support of technology education for young people through its annual five kilometer walk-run, and the organization matches and distributes thousands of dollars in registration fees for the event to FCPS;
and WHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi promotes community interest in and support of technology education for thousands of dollars in registration fees for the event to FCPS;
and lab at Chantilly High School, offering students access to state-of-the-art 3D printing, audiovisual technology and recording equipment, and more;
andanization matches and distributes WHEREAS, in 2018, Asha-Jyothi's Educate-Innovate program gave $106,000 to build the innovation S lab at Chantilly High School, offering students access to state-of-the-art 3D printing, audiovisual 1 technology and recording equipment, and more;
and WHEREAS, a year later, Rocky Run Middle School received $60,000 to build a makerspace that S features a LEGO wall, a podcasting and recording studio, and a modular workspace with dry erase1 tabletops and flexible seating;
and 3 features a LEGO wall, a podcasting and recording studio, and a modular workspace with dry erase R tabletops and flexible seating;
and 3 WHEREAS, in 2021, Asha-Jyothi donated a total of $18,000 to FCPS, including individual grants to KatWHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi has shown a steadfast commitment to inspiring and educating Fairfax County's young people, preparing them for future success in a variety of technology-related fields;
and WHEREAS, in 2021, Asha-Jyothi donated a total of $18,000 to FCPS, including individual grants to KatWHEREAS, Asha-Jyothi has shown a steadfast commitment to inspiring and educating Fairfax County's young people, preparing them for future success in a variety of technology-related fields;
now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Asha-Jyothi hereby be commended for its legacy of generosity and service;
now, therefore, be it generosity and service;
and, be it presentation to Asha-Jyothi as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the organization's contributions to Fairfax County Public Schools and the Commonwealth.
and, be itnia, That Asha-Jyothi hereby be commended for its legacy of RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Asha-Jyothi as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for the organization's contributions to Fairfax County Public Schools and the Commonwealth.
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