Honor Mollie Drew Award

Senate Resolution No. 1198 BY: Senator BRESLIN HONORING Mollie Drew upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Lenore Bellin Memorial Award by the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center 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 honor Mollie Drew upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Lenore Bellin Memorial Award by the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center to be celebrated on Sunday, April 28, 2019, at Congregation Beth Emeth, Albany, New York; and WHEREAS, Each year, this prestigious awards ceremony recognizes individuals for their contributions to the Center and the Jewish community-at-large by acting as moral pillars and dispensers of wisdom and advice, providing continued service and leadership, and acting generously in the spirit of Tzedakah; and WHEREAS, A senior at Bethlehem Central High School, Mollie Drew has been involved with the Albany Jewish Community Center (JCC) since attending its preschool, Camp Olam and Teen Camp; she continued her Jewish studies at Congregation Beth Emeth Youth Group; and WHEREAS, With a sincere passion for helping others, Mollie Drew was accepted for the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Science (ACPHS) Summer Research Program in the summer of 2018, where she worked in a cancer research lab alongside medical researchers at the Pharmaceutical Research Institute in Rensselaer, New York; and WHEREAS, Mollie Drew also participates in Lab School, a rigorous program with forward thinking teachers and community based outreach; she plans to attend SUNY Plattsburgh where she will study nursing; and WHEREAS, Outside of school, Mollie Drew works at the Delmar Animal Hospital as a kennel attendant; she is also a lifeguard during the summer months at Bethlehem Terrace Apartments, and is an intern shadowing a local doctor in Albany; and WHEREAS, Mollie Drew has given tirelessly of her time and energies to countless community organizations, including the Colonie Senior Service Center and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society; she is also a peer tutor at her high school, helping underclassman in Global History; and WHEREAS, This occasion presents an opportunity for this Legislative Body to wish Mollie Drew continued success throughout her school years and beyond; and WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others, Mollie Drew 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 honor Mollie Drew upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Lenore Bellin Memorial Award by the Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Mollie Drew.