Honor Jemina Molines' Service

Senate Resolution No. 1524 BY: Senator PHILLIPS COMMENDING Jemina Molines 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 Jemina Molines 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 around the world of what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and indifference reign; and WHEREAS, At this auspicious event, Jemina Molines 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, Jemina Molines, a student at St. Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York, is an energetic, enthusiastic, passionate young woman; she has participated in a multitude of service projects in her school and community; and WHEREAS, Jemina Molines has held bake sales to raise funds for Make-a-Wish Foundation, and reads to students at both the Bright from the Start Childcare Center and the public library; and WHEREAS, In addition, Jemina Molines spends her summer vacations preparing medications for patients at Nassau University Medical Center; and WHEREAS, Jemina Molines is also an active member of the Campus Ministry Program, where she serves food to the hungry at the soup kitchen, and performs various tasks at Harvest House, a community for senior citizens; and WHEREAS, Jemina Molines 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, Jemina Molines 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 Jemina Molines 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 Jemina Molines.