Honor Angelica M. Medina

Senate Resolution No. 709 BY: Senator KAPLAN CONGRATULATING Angelica M. Medina upon the occasion of being inducted into the 26th Annual May W. Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of North Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of Women's History Month WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those women of achievement within this great Empire State who have made strong contributions to their communities and who inspire others through their model citizenship; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate Angelica M. Medina upon the occasion of being inducted into the 26th Annual May W. Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of North Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of Women's History Month, to be celebrated with a breakfast on Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Harbor Links Golf Course, Port Washington, New York; and WHEREAS, Since 1994, North Hempstead has held the Women's Roll of Honor breakfast to honor women who have made a contribution to their community, or have accomplished a significant achievement through public or private efforts; Angelica M. Medina is one such woman; and WHEREAS, Westbury resident Angelica M. Medina is the bilingual outreach coordinator for Sisters United in Health/Hermanas Unidas en la Salud, an initiative based at the Adelphi University Breast Cancer Program; and WHEREAS, Her mission is to provide medically under-served women with the information and resources that can empower them to improve their health; she develops and implements outreach activities and strategies that aim to reduce disparities in breast cancer, early detection and access to health care; and WHEREAS, Each year, Angelica M. Medina provides hundreds of breast health educational presentations, referrals for free screenings and other WHEREAS, Angelica M. Medina focuses specifically on vulnerable, low-income women and people with low English proficiency; through her work, she has provided culturally and linguistically sensitive health education programs and services in diverse North Hempstead communities such as New Cassel's Martin "Bunky" Reed Park, Port Washington's Senior Center and the Great Neck's adult education program; and WHEREAS, Furthermore, Angelica M. Medina has fostered partnerships with leading providers of screening services such as Northwell Health and Nassau University Medical Center to bring free mammograms, clinical breast exams and pap tests through the Cancer Services Program of New York State to uninsured women; and WHEREAS, She has also collaborated with community leaders to make screenings on the mammography van available to her clients; and WHEREAS, As a volunteer, Angelica M. Medina is a board member of Westbury Arts, a non- profit organization that connects, educates and inspires the community through the arts; and WHEREAS, Shortly after becoming involved with the organization, Angelica M. Medina was appointed chair of their development committee; she aids in the efforts to increase collaboration with community leaders and businesses and engage the community, particularly the Hispanic community; and WHEREAS, Angelica M. Medina is also involved in the process of identifying sources of funding and grant writing which are necessary to ensure that Westbury Arts continues to provide enjoyable and innovative programming to the community; and WHEREAS, When she was 16 years old, Angelica M. Medina came to the United States from Colombia; she graduated Magna Cum Laude from Stony Brook University with a bachelor's degree in psychology and earned a master's degree in health and behavior studies from Columbia University's Teachers College; and WHEREAS, This vibrant young woman received a Health Hero Award from Long Island Business News, which recognizes Long Islanders for their tireless work, contributions and dedication to healing and caring to ensure the well-being of everyone on Long Island; Angelica believes very few things in life can match the feeling of helping someone who is in need; and WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individual for the benefit of others which Angelica M. Medina has displayed throughout her life; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate Angelica M. Medina upon the occasion of being inducted into the 26th Annual May W. Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of North Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of Women's History Month; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Angelica M. Medina.