Bill Text: NY J00419 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Waliek Crandall upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Community Service Award by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-08 - REFERRED TO FINANCE [J00419 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00419-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 419

BY: Senator PARKER

        HONORING  Waliek Crandall upon the occasion of his
        designation as recipient of  the  Community  Service
        Award  by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc. on February 17,
        2023

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize  and
honor  those  distinguished  citizens who would devote their life's work
and purpose to community service, contributing to  the  welfare  of  the
citizens of their communities and this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Waliek Crandall upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the
Community Service Award by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc. to  be  celebrated
at  its  30th  Annual  Pearl  Red and White Gala on Friday, February 17,
2023, at Antun's, Queens Village, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Stuy  Park  Lions  Club  is  part  of   Lions   Clubs
International,  one  of  the largest service organizations in the world,
and is deeply committed to meeting the challenges of public service; and

  WHEREAS, A resident of the Bedford-Stuyvesant section  of  Brooklyn,
New  York,  Waliek Crandall attended JHS 258 where he was a contributing
writer for the school's youth magazine, "Teen Lines," and  a  member  of
Positive  Directions;  its mission was to create positive future leaders
of America by taking students on many  trips  and  exposing  them  to  a
variety of positivity throughout the city; and

  WHEREAS,  Waliek Crandall was a member of AmeriCorps, and has always
strived to make his community a better place to live, work and play;  he
began  his  career  in  education  at  P.S. 93, where he worked to bring
positive teachings and  programs  to  the  school  community  at  large,
working  closely with staff, students, and parents; currently, he serves
as the Parent Coordinator of Dr. Ronald E. McNair  Community  School  5;
and

  WHEREAS,  Waliek  Crandell  is  also  a proud member of the historic
Antioch Baptist  Church  and  various  other  organizations,  and  is  a
talented writer and actor; 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 this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  Waliek Crandall upon the occasion of his designation as recipient
of the Community Service Award by Stuy Park Lions Club, Inc.; and be  it
further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Waliek Crandall.