Bill Text: NY J00443 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its Annual Afternoon Tea Social on April 28, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - ADOPTED [J00443 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00443-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 443

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING  the  Brooklyn  Metropolis  Lions Club,
        Inc.  upon  the  occasion  of  hosting  its   Annual
        Afternoon Tea Social on April 28, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize  and  acknowledge  those  organizations within our midst which
have made significant contributions to the quality of life therein; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to  commend  the
Brooklyn  Metropolis  Lions  Club, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its
Annual Afternoon Tea Social on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at  Saint  Finbar
Monsignor Scanlon Parish Center in Brooklyn, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club is part of Lions Clubs
International, one of the largest service organizations  in  the  world,
and  is  deeply  committed  to meeting the challenges of public service;
currently, there are approximately 45,000 clubs in  204  countries  with
1.4 million members; and

  WHEREAS,  The  goal  of  the  Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club and the
entire Lions organization  is  to  empower  volunteers  to  serve  their
communities,  meet  humanitarian  needs,  encourage  peace  and  promote
international understanding; and

  WHEREAS, Lions are recognized worldwide for  their  service  to  the
blind  and  visually  impaired;  this  service  began  when Helen Keller
challenged the Lions to become her "knights of the blind in the  crusade
against darkness" during the Lions' 1925 International Convention; and

  WHEREAS,  Established  in  1918,  the Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club
consists of dedicated men and women who volunteer their time to  perform
a variety of community service activities; and

  WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club has
followed  the  tenets  of the Lions Clubs International organization and
has strived to create an environment where the spirit  is  uplifted  and
every  individual  is  encouraged  to  take part in the civic, cultural,
social and moral development of  their  community;  members  are  united
through  the  mutual  understanding  of the common goal of serving their
community; and

  WHEREAS, It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that  when
organizations  of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our
attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the  citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club, Inc. upon  the  occasion  of
hosting  its Annual Afternoon Tea Social on April 28, 2019, and to honor
its members, past and present, who have labored  so  conscientiously  to
secure  and  improve  the  quality  of  life in the community; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Club, Inc.