Honor Catholic Charities Award

2018 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities across New York State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organizations and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the community and its citizenry; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Catholic Charities, Schoharie County Office upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2017 FMS Workforce Development Board Business Partner of the Year Award by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce, to be celebrated at its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Bouck Hall, at SUNY Cobleskill College, Cobleskill, New York; and WHEREAS, Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce's annual business awards recognize individuals who have been successful in providing quality products and services to clients and customers, and who have consistently treated their business associates in a fair and respectable manner; and WHEREAS, Located at 489 West Main Street in Cobleskill, New York, Catholic Charities, Schoharie County Office responds to all persons regardless of race, creed, or lifestyle, with special emphasis on the economically poor and the vulnerable; this vital agency serves and empowers persons in need, advocates for a just society, calls forth and collaborates with women and men of good will in fulfillment of its mission; and WHEREAS, Through Catholic Charities, residents of Schoharie County are offered many programs and services including Clinical Support Services/Counseling, Domestic Violence Services residential and non-residential, Crime Victims Advocacy, Community Service Restitution Program, Food Pantry, Alternative Dispute Resolution Services, Family Support Services, Emergency Assistance, and Thrift Shop, as well as a Child at Risk Response Team; and WHEREAS, For several years, Catholic Charities has been working with the Workforce Solutions System and local young people by participating in the Summer Youth Employment Program, which assists local youth in gaining important employment experience and a work ethic which will last a lifetime; and WHEREAS, Executive Director Lynn Glueckert, and Executive Assistant Toni Joslin, strive to serve as excellent mentors, ensuring their youth participants learn not only necessary job skills, but accountability for their actions; and WHEREAS, The success of Catholic Charities, Schoharie County Office is in direct correlation to the efforts of its staff, 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 institution and the community it serves; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Catholic Charities, Schoharie County Office upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2017 FMS Workforce Development Board Business Partner of the Year Award by the Schoharie County Chamber of Commerce; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Lynn Glueckert, Executive Director, Catholic Charities, Schoharie County Office.