Bill Text: NY J01426 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Zonta Club of Utica on August 8, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - ADOPTED [J01426 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01426-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 382

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMEMORATING  the  100th Anniversary of the Zonta
        Club of Utica on August 8, 2019

  WHEREAS, From time to time  this  Legislative  Body  takes  note  of
certain   extraordinary  individuals  and  organizations  it  wishes  to
recognize for their valued contributions to the success and progress  of
society and publicly acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the
basic humanity among us all; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body is justly proud to commemorate the
100th Anniversary of the Zonta Club of Utica  to  be  celebrated  at  an
event  on Thursday, August 8, 2019, at Fountain Elms in Utica, New York;
and

  WHEREAS, In 1919, the Zonta  Club  of  Utica  was  established  with
Harriet  Ackroyd  serving  as  its  first  President;  she was one of 12
pioneering women who came together in Buffalo, New York, with a goal  to
help all women realize greater equality while using their individual and
collective expertise in service to their community; and

  WHEREAS,  Their  vision  became Zonta International, an organization
which has grown to more than 29,000 members  in  63  countries,  working
together  to  make  gender  equality  a  reality  for  women  and  girls
worldwide; and

  WHEREAS, For a century, the Zonta Utica Club has  strived  to  serve
its  community  by  enhancing  the  status of women on an individual and
organization level; through the years, the Club has collected items  for
Hall  House, books for the Literacy Volunteers of America Book Sale, and
business clothing for  women  returning  to  work  through  the  Women's
Employment Resource Center; and provided school supplies to Utica public
schools for children of women unable to provide them, and meals to young
girls residing at New Horizons; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Zonta  Club  of  Utica has also painted a room at the
Swancott Retirement Home for Women, purchased a passenger  van  for  the
Retired  Senior  Volunteer program, and refurbished the Chapel at Faxton
Hospital; for many years, these compassionate women sewed hats for women
who lost their hair during therapy; and

  WHEREAS, The Comprehensive Breast Care Center at  Faxton  Hospital's
Regional  Cancer Center has been a major on-going project; through Zonta
Club of Utica's support, the waiting room has been furnished, and  women
without  other  resources  have received assistance to obtain prostheses
and other needed services; and

  WHEREAS, In addition to all of these wonderful projects,  the  Zonta
Club  of  Utica  awards scholarships to area women in financial need who
are returning  to  school  to  improve  their  economic  condition,  and
presents  awards  to  high  school  students  who  excel  in leadership,
scholarship and community service; and

  WHEREAS, In the early 1970s, the Club sponsored three Z-Clubs,  high
school  level  clubs  whose  members visited nursing homes and performed
various community projects; and

  WHEREAS,   Furthermore,  the  Zonta  Club  of  Utica  sponsored  and
organized a Human Trafficking Seminar to increase awareness and  educate
public   and   service   agencies   of  intervention  resources;  funded
educational programs for Aids  Community  Resources  and  Insight  House
Chemical  Dependency  Services  Inc.;  and  provided household items and
housekeeping necessities  to  Willow  Commons,  a  transitional  housing
program  for  families, and for Evelyn's House, a residence for homeless
young women; and

  WHEREAS, Most recently, the Club has collected and donated a variety
of items for Utica's burgeoning refugee population, and the local female
veterans group; and

  WHEREAS, The success of  the  Zonta  Club  of  Utica  is  in  direct
correlation  to  the  efforts  of its members, whose involvement is, and
always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled
enthusiasm,  and  an  uncompromising  standard  of  excellence  in   all
endeavors on behalf of the organization and the community it serves; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
organizations of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to  our
attention,  they  should be recognized and applauded by all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commemorate  the  100th Anniversary of the Zonta Club of Utica on August
8, 2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Zonta Club of Utica.