The historic Resolution‘s text reads as follow:

*****

RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MR. TINH DUC PHAN AND THE VIRGINIA ASIAN CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CHESTERFIELD COUNTY

WHEREAS, Chesterfield County has attracted business ventures from all over the world, including Asia, South America, Europe and elsewhere; and

WHEREAS, Chesterfield County provides assistance to businesses of all sizes as they locate and prosper here; and

WHEREAS, Chesterfield County is proud to work with the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce; the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce and others to collaborate for success; and

WHEREAS, Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce Chairman Tinh duc Phan has ably led that body and been a strong and positive influence in the success of its members; and

WHEREAS, the VACC represents business owners and operators from 37 different ethnic backgrounds; and

WHEREAS, Chairman Phan helped shape the resolution passed by the Virginia General Assembly recognizing Asian New Year observances; and

WHEREAS, Virginia’s Asian and Pacific-American communities total more than 350,000 people and contribute $4.4 billion to the state’s economy; and

WHEREAS, the VACC, in 2000, ranked eighth in the top 10 states in the United States in the number of Asian-owned businesses; and

WHEREAS, the strong and positive relationship between the VACC and Chesterfield County contribute to economic strength and diversity that benefit all Virginians; and

WHEREAS, under the leadership of Mr. Tinh duc Phan, the VACC has conducted and participated in seminars, business forums, conferences and a wide range of other programs for the benefits of its members.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors, this 26th day of September 2007, publicly recognizes Chairman Tinh duc Phan for his outstanding leadership of the Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce, for the many contributions he and that organization have made to the overall economic vitality of the region, and extends to Mr. Phan and the VACC best wishes for continued success.

Woodlake United Methodist Church
6601 Woodlake Village Parkway
Midlothian, VA 23112
http://www.woodlakeumc.org

· Learn strategies for letting go, starting over, and moving on
· Hang out with other “moving women” – make new friends!
· Learn more about the Chesterfield area
· Utilize the book:  After the Boxes are Unpacked

Class Meets for 12 weeks

Thursdays, September 13-December 13, 2007

Begins: 9:30-10:00am-coffee/check in

Ends:  12:00 Noon

Church Sanctuary

Cost:  $25 covers book and expenses

Child care:  Available for a nominal fee

To register or for more details, contact: 

Sue Shirley at 804-739-4209 or new2chesterfield@verizon.net
MaryKaye Cochran at 804-739-4535, ext. 33 or mcochran@woodlake.org

For valuable moving tips and to learn more about the impact these classes have had on other women who have moved to a new city/area, visit Just Moved! Ministries at http://www.justmoved.org

Kroger customers contributed approximately $6,500 of the total by donating coins in boxes at cash registers in stores in the Mid Atlantic region for the period ending in February.

The other $500 came from Ed Southern, Manager of the Kroger store at Ivymont Square on Midlothian Turnpike.  Southern, a 38-year veteran of the grocery business who has been with Kroger since the purchase of Hannaford Stores in Richmond in 2000, won $500 for being selected Kroger’s Mid Atlantic Community Service Award winner this year.

“Those of us in the food business take it for granted that food always is in the cupboard,” he says.  “But that is not true, and it is our responsibility to help those in need.”

Kroger is a long time supporter of food banks throughout the Mid Atlantic region.

Kroger operates 15 stores in the Richmond region, part of the 129 stores in the Mid Atlantic Division including stores in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. 

Date: October 13, 2007
Location: Holiday Inn Crossroads
Ticket Information: http://www.GreatReunions.com

Kroger customers contributed approximately $6,500 of the total by donating coins in boxes at cash registers in stores in the Mid Atlantic region for the period ending in February.

The other $500 came from Ed Southern, Manager of the Kroger store at Ivymont Square on Midlothian Turnpike.  Southern, a 38-year veteran of the grocery business who has been with Kroger since the purchase of Hannaford Stores in Richmond in 2000, won $500 for being selected Kroger’s Mid Atlantic Community Service Award winner this year.

“Those of us in the food business take it for granted that food always is in the cupboard,” he says.  “But that is not true, and it is our responsibility to help those in need.”

Kroger is a long time supporter of food banks throughout the Mid Atlantic region.

Kroger operates 15 stores in the Richmond region, part of the 129 stores in the Mid Atlantic Division including stores in Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.