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J1400Senate2017-2018 SessionResolution

Honor Student for Holocaust Work

Official title

“Commending Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration”

Sponsor Kemp HannonSD-6
Status
Adopted
Impact
1/10
Minimal
Outcome
Adopted

What's happening

The resolution commends Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez for her special recognition at the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration for promoting civility and diversity.

Why it matters

  1. Highlights the importance of youth-led initiatives. By recognizing Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez’s leadership in fostering empathy and diversity, the resolution emphasizes the positive impact that young people can have on community relations and social harmony.

  2. Supports cross-district collaboration. The L.E.A.D. Program, which Gisselle helped create, brings together students from different school districts, promoting dialogue and understanding across diverse backgrounds—an approach that can serve as a model for other communities.

  3. Links present-day actions to historical remembrance. By honoring this work during Holocaust Remembrance Day, the resolution draws a direct connection between confronting past atrocities and taking active steps against bigotry and indifference in today’s society.

  4. Encourages civic engagement and leadership. The recognition serves to inspire other students and community members to engage in civic duty and leadership roles, showing that efforts to bridge divides and promote inclusion are valued at the highest levels of state government.

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Honor Student for Holocaust Work

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Kemp Hannon

Senator · Senate District 6

Chair, Health

No co-sponsors yet.

History

  1. Adopted
  2. Reported to calendar for consideration
  3. Referred to finance

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Senate Resolution No. 1400 BY: Senator HANNON COMMENDING Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration on

April 27, 2017 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 commend Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration to be held on Thursday,

April 27, 2017, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York; and WHEREAS, Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah, is a day set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for reminding New Yorkers, all Americans, and people… Show all

April 27, 2017, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York; and WHEREAS, Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah, is a day set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for reminding New Yorkers, all Americans, and people around the world of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and indifference reign; and WHEREAS, At this auspicious event, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez will be recognized for her diligent work in creating a more civil society for the citizens of not only Nassau County, but the entire State of New York; and WHEREAS, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez, along with the support of the Superintendent William K. Lloyd, Ph.D., the Uniondale Board of Education, and the Uniondale Student Council, has worked to bridge the gap with students from the Jericho and Uniondale School Districts; and WHEREAS, In conjunction with the Student Council and the student body from Jericho School District, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez has been instrumental in creating the L.E.A.D. Program whose mission is "Learning Empathy, Accepting Diversity"; this initiative allows students from different backgrounds to share in discussions about culture, resilience, and effective leadership; and WHEREAS, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez is a credit to her family, school, community, and her State and Nation, and it is certain that her future will be filled with accomplishments of equal importance; and WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others, Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez 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 commend Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council at the Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Gisselle Rodriguez Benitez.

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