Honor Carly Stein's Service

Senate Resolution No. 1526 BY: Senator PHILLIPS COMMENDING Carly Stein 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 Carly Stein 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, Carly Stein 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, Carly Stein, a student at Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, 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, Carly Stein truly enjoys spending time with special needs children in not only her community, but the City of New York; since third grade, she has served as a peer mentor for the STRIVE Program within her school district; and WHEREAS, In 2015, Carly Stein volunteered at Hofstra University's REACH Program, a full day summer camp inclusion program for children on the autistic spectrum; during the summer of 2016, she worked at Sunrise Day Camp, where children battling cancer, and their siblings could attend a "normal summer day" at camp; and WHEREAS, Carly Stein was selected by her Camp Director as the Junior Crew Ambassador for Champions for Charity, a week-long event at the Americana Shopping Center; and WHEREAS, Carly Stein 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, Carly Stein 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 Carly Stein 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 Carly Stein.