Bill Text: NY J01198 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 1198 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Honoring Mollie Drew upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Lenore Bellin Memorial Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-30 - ADOPTED [J01198 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01198-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 1198

BY: Senator BRESLIN

        HONORING  Mollie  Drew  upon  the  occasion of her
        designation  as  recipient  of  the  Lenore   Bellin
        Memorial  Award  by  the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish
        Community Center

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize  and
pay tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made  strong  contributions  to  their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Mollie  Drew  upon  the  occasion of her designation as recipient of the
Lenore  Bellin  Memorial  Award  by  the  Sidney  Albert  Albany  Jewish
Community  Center  to  be  celebrated  on  Sunday,  April  28,  2019, at
Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Each year,  this  prestigious  awards  ceremony  recognizes
individuals  for  their  contributions  to  the  Center  and  the Jewish
community-at-large by acting as moral pillars and dispensers  of  wisdom
and  advice,  providing  continued  service  and  leadership, and acting
generously in the spirit of Tzedakah; and

  WHEREAS, A senior at Bethlehem Central High School, Mollie Drew  has
been  involved  with  the  Albany  Jewish  Community  Center (JCC) since
attending its preschool, Camp Olam and  Teen  Camp;  she  continued  her
Jewish studies at Congregation Beth Emeth Youth Group; and

  WHEREAS,  With a sincere passion for helping others, Mollie Drew was
accepted for the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health  Science  (ACPHS)
Summer  Research  Program  in  the summer of 2018, where she worked in a
cancer research lab alongside medical researchers at the  Pharmaceutical
Research Institute in Rensselaer, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Mollie  Drew  also  participates in Lab School, a rigorous
program with forward thinking teachers and community based outreach; she
plans to attend SUNY Plattsburgh where she will study nursing; and

  WHEREAS, Outside of school, Mollie Drew works at the  Delmar  Animal
Hospital  as  a  kennel  attendant;  she  is also a lifeguard during the
summer  months  at  Bethlehem  Terrace  Apartments,  and  is  an  intern
shadowing a local doctor in Albany; and

  WHEREAS,  Mollie  Drew has given tirelessly of her time and energies
to countless  community  organizations,  including  the  Colonie  Senior
Service Center and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; she is also a peer
tutor at her high school, helping underclassman in Global History; and

  WHEREAS,  This occasion presents an opportunity for this Legislative
Body to wish Mollie Drew continued success throughout her  school  years
and beyond; and

  WHEREAS,  With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Mollie Drew represents the best development of the  potential  which  is
inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Mollie Drew upon the occasion of her designation as  recipient  of
the  Lenore  Bellin  Memorial  Award  by the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish
Community Center; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Mollie Drew.