Honor Dr. Snyder Award

Senate Resolution No. 1220 BY: Senator BRESLIN HONORING Dr. Howard Snyder upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Community Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region on April 17, 2019 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those individuals within the medical field who distinguish themselves through professional excellence and who have made significant contributions to the quality of life of citizens in the State of New York; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr. Howard Snyder upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Community Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, celebrated at its Annual Gala, "Time, Tradition, Trinity," on Wednesday,

April 17, 2019, at the New York State Museum, Albany, New York; and WHEREAS, Founded in 1912 by Episcopalian Pastor Reverend Creighton Storey, Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region strives to provide services to the community which will support and promote healthy families, adults and children; this vital agency is dedicated to improving the neighborhood as a setting for family life, contributing to health and well-being, and promoting education and employment as a means of self-development; and WHEREAS, Dr. Howard Snyder is receiving this prestigious award for his steadfast and unremitting commitment to his profession and community; through his due diligence, he has truly made the Capital Region a better place for its residents to live, work and play; and WHEREAS, As head of the Emergency Department at Albany Medical Center, Dr. Howard Snyder has led the physicians, nurses, security, pastoral care and social work teams in collaborating with Trinity Alliance to meet the emergent needs of victims of shootings, and their loved ones through the SNUG (guns spelled backwards) Program; and WHEREAS, Through Dr. Howard Snyder's tireless efforts and partnership with this vital program, Trinity Alliance's first responder Outreach Workers carry Albany Medical Center badges and are permitted into the Emergency Department once the victim is cleared in order to help steer the victim away from one lifestyle into a more productive one; and WHEREAS, The SNUG Program is run out of New York's Department of Criminal Justice Services and is implemented in nine cities: Albany, Buffalo, Mt. Vernon, Nassau County, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse, Troy and Yonkers; born out of the tragic shootings in Buffalo, Harlem, Queens, Westchester and other areas in New York, Operation SNUG became the second statewide implementation of the Cure Violence model; and WHEREAS, As a leader in his profession, Dr. Howard Snyder has proven himself to be a great asset to medicine and to the health and welfare of the citizens of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Dr. Howard Snyder upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2019 Community Champion Award by the Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region on April 17, 2019; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Dr. Howard Snyder.