Honor Madelyn Sheridan's Service

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, Madelyn Sheridan 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, Madelyn Sheridan, a student at Manhasset High School, in Manhasset, New York, is a compassionate and kindhearted young lady who has spent the past three summers volunteering for six weeks at Camp ANCHOR (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation); and WHEREAS, In this role, Madelyn Sheridan has spent over 500 hours working with severely disabled youngsters and adults; she possesses the necessary skills of patience, responsibility and reliability to excel at this job; she takes great pride in serving as a role model to these young adults; and WHEREAS, Madelyn Sheridan is also an exceptional student who has successfully learned to balanced her rigorous curriculum with her community service efforts; she takes great pride on being consistently named to the High Honor Roll list; and WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others, Madelyn Sheridan 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 Madelyn Sheridan 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 Madelyn Sheridan.