Virginia Beach Green Team

This is slightly dated but sheds some light on minor recognition in place in Virginia for green achievements; it also shows a glimpse of organized green reform.

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 6078
Offered July 9, 2008 Commending the Virginia Beach Green Team.
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Patrons-- Bouchard and Mathieson
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WHEREAS, the Virginia Beach Green Team is recognized in 2008 as the first recipient of the Virginia Green Destination award; and
WHEREAS, Virginia Green is a partnership program of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the Virginia Tourism Corporation, and the Virginia Hospitality and Travel Association to promote green practices in all aspects of the tourism and hospitality industries in Virginia; and
WHEREAS, to earn the distinction as a Virginia Green Destination, the Virginia Beach Green Team and participating local businesses and civic organizations made a commitment to decrease their impact on the environment and to provide environmentally friendly alternatives for visitors; and
WHEREAS, meeting and surpassing the goals set by the Virginia Green Program, the Virginia Beach Green Team worked diligently to aid the Virginia Beach Convention Center, 22 restaurants, 15 hotels, four attractions, and five area events to achieve Virginia Green certification; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Beach Green Team’s growing list of partners includes the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, Virginia Beach Hotel-Motel Association, Virginia Beach Restaurant Association, Eco Services LLC, Sandbridge Realty, BCF Boom Your Brand, SYSCO Hampton Roads, and Tidewater Fibre Company Recycling; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Beach Green Team and its enthusiastic supporters have been instrumental in making the area tourism and hospitality industries more successful and profitable through the employment of green practices, as well as helping establish Virginia Beach as a leader and model for other localities across the Commonwealth to improve environmental practices; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend and congratulate the Virginia Beach Green Team as the recipient of the first Virginia Green Destination award in 2008; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Virginia Beach Green Team as an expression of the General Assembly’s appreciation for the organization's environmental stewardship and commitment to the tourism and hospitality industries in the Commonwealth.