2013-08-06 Day To ServePITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
2013 -08 -06
DAY TO SERVE
VIRGINIA: At a meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors on Monday, August 5, 2013 in the
General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Courthouse Addition, the following resolution was
presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, the Governors of Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia, and the May of Washington,
D.C. have come together to support "Day to Serve "; and
WHEREAS, "Day to Serve" is a unique event that has inspired a diverse group of people of our larger
region to set aside their political, religious and cultural differences to strengthen our collective communities by
coming together to "feed the hungry, protect and enhance the environment, as well as strengthening our
communities "; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Robert F. McDonnell, Governor of Virginia, has issued a proclamation
encouraging all citizens of Virginia to participate in a Day of Service, between September 15 -29, 2013; and
WHEREAS, since the inaugural "Day to Serve" in 2012, this remarkable and unprecedented event
swept from the state capital to local churches, schools, neighborhoods and families and resulted in over 750
community events with more than 14,000 volunteers, culminating in 26,000 hours of service rendered,
resulting in over 600,000 pounds of food being donated to local food banks; and
WHEREAS, the Governor of Virginia has requested Virginians redouble our efforts in 2013; then
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors supports
Governor McDonnell on this observance to call upon all faith based organizations, community organizations
and Pittsylvania County residents to participate in a Day to Serve in their communities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors encourages all of our
West Piedmont Planning District local governments to adopt a similar resolution in their communities; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLOVED that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors calls upon the
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and Virginia's Planning District Commissions to adopt
similar resolutions and encourage all local governments to support the "Day to Serve."
Given under my hand this 5th day of August, 2013.
Marshall A. Ecker, Chairman
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
William D. Sleeper, erk
Pittsylvania County Board of upervisors