SR 59 — Commending Joann S.M. Bagnerise.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24105800DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. February 8, 2024 N Commending Joann S.M.

59 E Commending Joann S.M.

––––––––––N TR Patron––CarrollAgreed Foyto Rby ––––––––––the OSenate, February 15, 2024 WHEREAS, Joann S.M.

Bagnerise, a dedicated grassroots community leader and activist and O longtime resident of Prince William County has made meaningful contributions to the civil rightDrights movWHEREAS,L Joannmovement Bagnerise's efforts at both the local and national level during the civilPrince rightsWilliam movementCounty havecommunity; earned her praise from several prominent individuals, including Coretta Scott King, Myrlie Evers-Williams, and Alma and Colin Powell;

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and WHEREAS, Joann Bagnerise formerly served as a volunteer at the White House for more than 22 D the Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Day celebration and WHEREAS,has been instrumental in the event's success as it has grown into one of the largest comWHEREAS, as a charter member of the Prince William County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Joann Bagnerise has been actively involved in the organization's Delta Days ininSthe the Nation's Capital and Delta Days at the General Assembly events;

and 5 WHEREAS, Joann Bagnerise has supported various organizations by offering her leadership and E Negro Women, Unity in the Community, the National Museum of African American History andnal CouRcilCouncil ofRf Culture, and the Prince William County Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc.;

and 9 WHEREAS, to better preserve the history and heritage of the Commonwealth, Joann Bagnerise participatedandticipated in George Mason University's Northern Virginia Civil Rights Archive Oral Histories project;

and WHEREAS, as a testament to her impact in the community, Joann Bagnerise has received many Multiculturalawards Achievementand Awardsaccolades andover Scholarshipthe Banquet,years, including the 2012Lifetime President'sHumanitarian VolunteerAward ServiceCityat the 2019 Dale City Award from President Barack Obama, the Prince William County Human Rights Award, and the Service Distinguished Service Award from the NAACP;

Bagnerise hereby be commended for her 34remRESOLVED remarkableFURTHER, accomplishmentsThat asthe Clerk of the Senate prepare a communitycopy leaderof andthis activist;resolution for presentation to Joann S.M.

and,Bagnerise beas itan :expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for her contributions to the civil rights movement and the Prince William County community.

35 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 37 contributions to the civil rights movement and the Prince William County community.dmiration for her 2