BOARD MATTER
June 20, 2005

Mr. Chairman:

The Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education's Outstanding School Safety Patrol Awards Program recognizes the most outstanding school safety patrols in eighteen jurisdictions around the Washington Metropolitan area. Selection criteria include leadership, dependability, academics, promptness, neatness and industriousness. Miss Hana Kang, a 6th grader at Fairhill Elementary School, was selected from among 11,000 safety patrols in the Fairfax County school system to receive the 2004-2005 Outstanding School Safety Patrol of the Year.

Each of these safety patrols are at their posts daily, protecting their classmates on the way to and from school. The Fairfax County Police Department assigns full-time officers to work with these patrols. Each of these safety patrols, and the Police Officers and school officials, who work with them, deserve our appreciation and we thank each of you.

The Fairhill Elementary School Patrol Sponsor, Mr. Roger Kingsbury, who nominated Miss Kang states: "she will do anything within her power and abilities to find solutions in any situation and make life better for others … She deserves recognition for all she has done for her entire school and community through her unselfish volunteerism and sacrificial efforts."

Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I move that the Board invite Miss Hana Kang to come before the Board and receive a Certificate of Recognition at their next meeting on July 11, 2005.