SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34

(By Senators Miller, Snyder, Stollings, D. Hall, Jenkins, Laird, Cole, Fitzsimmons and Green)

Recognizing the Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club for its commitment to doing charitable work for the youth of West Virginia.

    Whereas, The Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club was created to honor the daring persona and fortitude of the late Kay Sweet Giggenbach; and

    Whereas, The Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club is committed to raising money for the nonprofit Child and Youth Advocacy Center of Lewisburg, West Virginia, an organization that interviews and counsels sexually abused children in Greenbrier, Monroe and Pocahontas counties, and aids in the prosecution of child abusers; and

    Whereas, The Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club meets each year on the Saturday closest to March 8 at Blue Bend in the Monongahela National Forest in Greenbrier County; and

    Whereas, Kindred spirits gather to plunge into the icy cold waters of Anthony Creek and since 2008 have raised nearly $40,000 for the Child and Youth Advocacy Center; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Senate:

    That the Senate hereby recognizes the Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club for its commitment to doing charitable work for the youth of West Virginia; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Senate wishes all the members of the Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club well as they take the plunge on the occasion of their eleventh annual event; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the Greenbrier Valley Polar Bear Plunge Club.