2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26109226D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 386
Offered March 10, 2026
Commending The King's Daughters.
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Patrons—Anthony and Laufer
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WHEREAS, for 130 years, the nonprofit organization The King's Daughters has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of young people in Norfolk and beyond through volunteerism, fundraising, and advocacy, as well as its longstanding support for Children's Hospital of King's Daughters; and
WHEREAS, the International Order of the King's Daughters and Sons was established in New York in 1886 as an interdenominational philanthropic organization, and in 1896, a small group of young women in Norfolk committed themselves to serving those in need by embracing the guiding motto of the organization to “Look up, not down; Look forward, not back; Look out, not in, And lend a hand”; and
WHEREAS, by 1897, these devoted women established a Visiting Nurse Service in Norfolk, hiring Edith Nason, RN, to provide compassionate care to families in the city's poorest neighborhoods, and soon additional circles of women joined to form the Norfolk City Union of The King's Daughters, expanding outreach to include food kitchens, hygiene education, and aid during epidemics; and