Bill Text: NY J00034 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York as recipient of the Community Service Award by the Pride Center of the Capital Region

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-01-15 - ADOPTED [J00034 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00034-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 34

BY: Senator BRESLIN

        HONORING the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New
        York   upon  the  occasion  of  its  designation  as
        recipient of the  Community  Service  Award  by  the
        Pride Center of the Capital Region

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  recognizes the profound impact of
those exemplary organizations within the great State of New  York  which
proactively  work  for  the enfranchisement of minority communities, and
the importance of such work for the benefit  of  all  citizens  of  this
State, and indeed, all citizens of the Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body is justly proud to honor the Legal
Aid  Society  of  Northeastern  New  York  upon  the  occasion  of   its
designation  as  recipient  of  the Community Service Award by the Pride
Center of the Capital Region to be celebrated at its Annual Awards  Gala
on  Friday,  October 19, 2018, at the Albany Capital Center, Albany, New
York; and

  WHEREAS, This auspicious event benefits  the  Pride  Center  of  the
Capital   Region   and   celebrates   the   important  contributions  of
organizations who work hard  to  empower  the  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,
transgender  and  queer/questioning  (LGBTQ)  community;  the  Legal Aid
Society of Northeastern New York is one such organization; and

  WHEREAS, The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York is receiving
this prestigious award for its demonstrated  service  within  the  LGBTQ
community; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Legal  Aid Society of Northeastern New York (LASNNY),
incorporated by city leaders as the Legal Aid Society of Albany in 1923,
is one of the oldest legal services organizations in the United  States;
and

  WHEREAS,  For  95  years, this vital organization has offered urgent
free civil, non-criminal,  legal  services  to  low  income  people  and
provided special projects to serve marginalized communities; and

  WHEREAS, Through the years, aggressive fundraising and grant writing
has  helped  establish  and  maintain a vigorous program of high quality
civil legal aid; and

  WHEREAS,  Through  its  offices  in   Albany,   Amsterdam,   Canton,
Plattsburgh  and  Saratoga Springs, New York, LASNNY currently serves 16
counties in Northeastern New York:  Albany,  Clinton,  Columbia,  Essex,
Franklin,  Fulton,  Greene,  Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga,
Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Warren and Washington; and

  WHEREAS, Our society is greatly benefited by the purposeful  efforts
of  those  organizations  which  unite  for  the  cause of improving the
quality of life for others, and proactively  work  toward  the  goal  of
dignity for all; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown  a
long  and  sustained  commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York upon  the  occasion
of  its  designation  as recipient of the Community Service Award by the
Pride Center of the Capital Region; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York.