Bill Text: VA HJR406 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Ashley Vollrath.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 33-8)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-06 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ406ER) [HJR406 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HJR406-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Ashley Vollrath, a multimedia journalism student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was crowned Miss Virginia USA 2018 before a cheering crowd at the Tidewater Community College Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk on October 22, 2017; and
WHEREAS, during her time at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Ashley Vollrath has held seven internship positions, including at Comcast SportsNet in Boston, Massachusetts, covering her favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox; and
WHEREAS, a passionate sports fan, Ashley Vollrath is the assistant sports director for Virginia Tech Television, and she covers the Women's National Basketball Association and Virginia Tech basketball for Swish Appeal on SB Nation; she also works as a Washington Redskins Cheerleading Ambassador at FedEx Field; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Vollrath is a generous and hardworking volunteer who has donated her time and leadership to numerous charitable causes, including the Hokie Hearts Lending Helping Hands, which provided Christmas gifts for at-risk children; and
WHEREAS, Ashley Vollrath recently walked the runway at New York Fashion Week, and she will represent the Commonwealth at the nationally televised 2018 Miss USA pageant; and
WHEREAS, possessing an incomparable combination of intelligence, beauty, and dedication, Ashley Vollrath is an exceptional ambassador for the Commonwealth and a fine role model for other young women; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Ashley Vollrath on her selection as Miss Virginia USA 2018; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ashley Vollrath as an expression of the General Assembly's congratulations and admiration for her many accomplishments.