 
Senate Resolution No. 3264
 
BY: Senator BRESLIN
 
        COMMENDING Brigitte Obermeyer upon the occasion of
        her selection to represent the Capital Region in the
        national  Jefferson  Awards competition in a virtual
        event to be conducted in September of 2020
 
  WHEREAS, It is incumbent upon the people of the State of New York to
recognize and acknowledge outstanding individuals within our  midst  who
have made significant contributions to the quality of life therein; and
 
  WHEREAS,  A  great  community  is only as great as those persons and
organizations  that   provide   exemplary   service,   whether   through
participation in voluntary programs or simply through a lifetime of good
citizenship; and
 
  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body is justly proud to commend Brigitte
Obermeyer upon the occasion of her selection to  represent  the  Capital
Region  in  the national Jefferson Awards competition in a virtual event
to be conducted in September of 2020; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Jefferson Awards are a prestigious national recognition
program which honors community and public service throughout the  United
States; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In 1972, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, United States Senator
Robert Taft, Jr. and Sam Beard, Chairman  of  the  National  Development
Council,  founded the American Institute for Public Service to establish
a "Nobel Prize" for public and community service on  both  the  national
and local level, the Jefferson Awards; and
 
  WHEREAS,   The   Jefferson  Awards,  whose  stated  mission  is  "to
recognize, inspire and  activate  volunteerism  and  public  service  in
communities, workplaces and schools across America," serve as a "Call to
Action for Volunteers"; and
 
  WHEREAS,  On  the  local  level,  Jefferson  Awards  recipients  are
ordinary people who  do  extraordinary  things  without  expectation  of
recognition  or  reward,  while  national  award  recipients represent a
"Who's Who" of outstanding Americans; and
 
  WHEREAS, While attending  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute  (RPI),
Brigitte  Obermeyer  of  Troy,  New  York,  worked  with Active Minds, a
premier nonprofit organization supporting mental  health  awareness  and
education for young adults addressing mental health issues; and
 
  WHEREAS,  As  vice  president  of  the  RPI's  Panhellenic  Council,
Brigitte Obermeyer worked on a clothing drive, wrote letters to veterans
and  brought  in  thousands   of   dollars   for   numerous   non-profit
organizations; and
 
  WHEREAS, At the Society of Women Engineers, Brigitte Obermeyer works
closely with young, under-represented women; and
 
  WHEREAS,  In addition, Brigitte Obermeyer and a friend organized the
"Stronger Than the Stigma" event on campus  with  more  than  10  groups
participating;  and  over  100  attendees  the  first year, and over 300
attendees the second year; and
 
  WHEREAS,  With  a  steadfast  commitment  to her community, Brigitte
Obermeyer volunteers at the Troy Boys and Girls Club, where she launched
an  enrichment  program  for  kids  with  special  needs,   working   on
handwriting skills, self-regulation and motor skills; and
 
  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when a person
of such noble aims and accomplishments is brought to our attention it is
appropriate  to  publicly  proclaim and commend them for the edification
and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  Brigitte  Obermeyer  upon  the  occasion  of  her  selection to
represent  the  Capital  Region  in  the   national   Jefferson   Awards
competition, noting her exemplary service to her community and extending
to  her  heartfelt  best  wishes  for  a  future of continued purposeful
success and well-being; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Brigitte Obermeyer.
Brigitte Obermeyer - Jefferson Award

What's Happening

Why It Matters
