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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
19-329
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
November 15, 2012
To recognize and honor 50 years of service by The Questers, Incorporated, a nonprofit that promotes benevolent, civic, cultural, and educational interests in the District of Columbia and causes that touch many lives.
WHEREAS, The Questers, Inc., was founded January 20, 1962 in the District of Columbia by 36 Christian, business, and professional Black women, and led by the late Mrs. Dorothy B. Smith, wife of the late Rev., E.C. Smith, Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, The Questers, Inc., since its inception, has raised over $600,000 for charitable causes in the District, including the Children’s Hospital National Medical Center, The Howard University Breast Cancer and Sickle Cell centers, 4-year college scholarships to area students, and the Kennedy Center, among others;
WHEREAS, The Questers, Inc. has spread their mission of volunteer service to areas like Durban, South Africa, Nigeria, and Haiti through fundraising efforts for supported schools and hospitals in those regions;
WHEREAS, The Questers, Inc. encourages the development of community spirit and a change in people’s lives through its ongoing support of local causes like at-risk youth, group homes for girls and women, education, affordable housing for seniors, and needy families; and
WHEREAS, The Questers, Inc., have encouraged all District residents – and Americans – to continue “To Seek, To Find, To Share” their giving spirit for the betterment of communities around the world for the last 50 years.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “The Questers, Incorporated Recognition Resolution of 2012”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors The Questers, Incorporated for its contribution and commitment to volunteerism to various populations within the District.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
