Honor Christelle Messeroux Achievement

Senate Resolution No. 4698 BY: Senator PHILLIPS COMMENDING Christelle Messeroux upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration on April 26, 2018 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 Christelle Messeroux upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration to be held on Thursday, April 26, 2018, 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, Christelle Messeroux 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, A student at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, New York, Christelle Messeroux has participated in multiple community service activities and has been a member of the yearbook staff, president of the world cultures club, and instrumental in the organization of the Sewanhaka International Night; and WHEREAS, With a steadfast and unwavering commitment to her community, Christelle Messeroux has been a student helper at Belmont Child Care Association's Anna House, a full scale childcare and early childhood education facility; and WHEREAS, In addition, she has served as President of the Sewanhaka Big Sisters program, and as a member of the Eglise Baptiste de Salem Church Youth Group as well as the Church of God of Tamarac Youth Group; and WHEREAS, Christelle Messeroux 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, Christelle Messeroux 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 Christelle Messeroux upon the occasion of her designation for special recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration on April