Bill Text: NY J03060 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 3060 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Commending the East Kings County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting its EKCellence in Action Awards Gala

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-31 - ADOPTED [J03060 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J03060-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 3060

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING  the East Kings County Alumnae Chapter,
        Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. upon  the  occasion
        of  hosting  its EKCellence in Action Awards Gala on
        May 15, 2020

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  commend  those
illustrious  organizations  within the State of New York whose focus and
intent have made a substantial impact on the quality of  life  in  their
communities; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  the  East  Kings  County  Alumnae  Chapter,  Delta  Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting  its  EKCellence  in  Action
Awards  Gala  to  be  celebrated on Friday, May 15, 2020, at Dyker Beach
Golf Course in Brooklyn, New York; and

  WHEREAS, One of the largest historically  Black  Sororities  in  the
world,  Delta  Sigma  Theta  Sorority, Inc. is a non-profit organization
founded in 1913, by 22 visionary women at Howard University; and

  WHEREAS, Today, the sorority  is  comprised  of  more  than  200,000
predominately Black, college educated women, whose mission is to support
those   in   need  through  established  programs  in  communities  both
domestically and internationally; and

  WHEREAS, In the Fall of 2004, a handful of Delta women  residing  in
Brooklyn, New York, started a dialogue about expanding Delta's footprint
in  areas  of  the  eastern  section of Kings County that were not being
served; their dream was realized when  the  East  Kings  County  Alumnae
Chapter  (EKC)  of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., "The Crown Jewel of
Kings County," was chartered on April 28, 2007; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout the  chartering  process  over  20  Sorors  were
reclaimed,  and,  as  a result, EKC is now more than 80 strong; with the
charter came a rededication to Delta, and a  commitment  to  extend  and
vitalize their role in public service, a pledge to provide assistance to
the  needy, to promote cultural enrichment and to enhance the quality of
life for all residents of eastern Kings County; and

  WHEREAS, The East Kings  County  Alumnae  Chapter  has  hosted  many
community  service  initiatives including: financial literacy workshops,
youth empowerment  programs  (Delta  Academy,  GEMS  and  E.M.B.O.D.I.),
domestic  and  international relief projects, health awareness seminars,
voter registration efforts and Stop & Frisk workshops; and

  WHEREAS, All of their  service  activities  promote  the  sorority's
national   Five-Point   Programmatic  Thrust  of  Economic  Development,
Educational  Development,  International  Awareness   and   Involvement,
Physical and Mental Health, and Political Awareness and Involvement; and

  WHEREAS, The success of the East Kings County Alumnae Chapter, Delta
Sigma  Theta  Sorority,  Inc. is in direct correlation to the efforts of

its President Judith Joseph-Jenkins and its members,  whose  involvement
is,  and  always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an
unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard  of  excellence  in
all  endeavors  on  behalf of the sorority and the population it serves;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  the  East  Kings  County  Alumnae  Chapter,  Delta  Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc. upon the occasion of hosting  its  EKCellence  in  Action
Awards Gala on May 15, 2020; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to  Judith  Joseph-Jenkins,  President,  East  Kings  County
Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.