Honor Karanda Shuen's Achievement

Senate Resolution No. 715 BY: Senator KAPLAN CONGRATULATING Karanda Shuen 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 Karanda Shuen 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; Karanda Shuen is one such woman; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen is a 13-year resident of the Town of North Hempstead, moving with her family from Oregon in 2006; she is a stay at home mom who is a personable hard working volunteer in the North Hempstead community; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen volunteers at the Tzu Chi Foundation which is an international humanitarian and non-governmental organization; she has participated in the Tzu Chi Foundation sponsored events such as free health clinics, clothes drive, soup kitchens, Earth Day events, and Hurricane Sandy disaster relief events; and WHEREAS, For three years, Karanda Shuen was one of the parent coordinators of their Tsu Shao Youth Group; she is the coordinator of the craft program for the Thursday New Hyde Park Senior Club at the Clinton G. Martin Park; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen has proved to be invaluable as a translator for the Joy Fu Senior Chinese Club; she translates the announcements into Chinese thus bridging the gap between Mandarin, Cantonese and English; and she is the assistant coordinator of the craft program group of the Joy Fu Senior Chinese Club; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen is a member of the Chinese Center of Long Island (CCLI) where she volunteers her time with the lion troupe and the fan dancing group; she also participates in the twice annual fund raising tag sales for CCLI; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen tirelessly volunteers for many events; she is able to successfully juggle her responsibilities for all her volunteer efforts and fulfill the required tasks; she is responsible for creating projects for both the Joy Fu Senior Chinese Club and the New Hyde Park Senior Groups; some of the projects are the Chinese lantern making for Chinese New Year, beautiful beaded necklaces, bracelets and rings; and WHEREAS, Karanda Shuen not only has to organize these projects, she has to manage the supplies and the budget for them; she is able to accomplish these projects while caring for her household that consists of her husband and two children; and WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individual for the benefit of others which Karanda Shuen 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 Karanda Shuen 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 Karanda Shuen.