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| 13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Eggleston Services, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing employment, education, and supportive services for adults with disabilities in the Hampton Roads region, celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025; and |
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| 15 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Eggleston was founded in 1955 by a small group of parents who wanted to create meaningful activities for their children with disabilities; and |
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| 17 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Eggleston quickly moved beyond serving its participants at home and by 1965 had established a new center, initially known as the Tidewater Vocational Center (TVC), with 80 employees with disabilities using its services; and |
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| 19 | 25 | | WHEREAS, TVC continued to expand and diversify its programs throughout the 1970s and 1980s and was renamed the Louise W. Eggleston Center shortly after the organization received the bequest of a larger building from the philanthropist and TVC volunteer Louise W. Eggleston; and |
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| 21 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Paul Atkinson, Sr., became chief executive officer and president of Eggleston in the early 1990s and oversaw the organization's tremendous growth over the next 35 years; and |
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| 23 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Eggleston added specialized services programs in recent decades to enhance its ability to support its participants, including a business services division, community-based employment division, and government contracts division; and |
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| 25 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Eggleston has continually broadened its services and enhanced its ability to empower individuals with disabilities by incorporating residential services, day-support programs, seniors programs, brain injury services, veterans programs, and extensive supported employment programs over the years; and |
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| 27 | 33 | | WHEREAS, today, Eggleston has blossomed into a vibrant and dynamic organization serving more than 1,800 people with disabilities through 33 programs at 22 locations throughout the Hampton Roads area; and |
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| 29 | 35 | | WHEREAS, in recognition of its accomplishments, Eggleston has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including awards from the Virginia Association of Rehabilitation Facilities; and |
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| 31 | 37 | | WHEREAS, by improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities through its myriad services and programs, Eggleston has helped to make the Hampton Roads region a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 39 | | RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Eggleston Services hereby be commended for its profound and positive impact on the Hampton Roads region on the occasion of its 70th anniversary; and, be it |
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| 35 | 41 | | RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Eggleston Services as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the organization's history of contributions to the Commonwealth. |
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