Bill Text: NY K00182 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Honoring Norma Higgs as recipient of the Father Joseph L. Levesque Award for Community Advocacy by the Niagara USA Chamber

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - adopted [K00182 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00182-Introduced.html

Assembly Resolution No. 182

BY: M. of A. Morinello

        HONORING  Norma  Higgs  upon  the  occasion of her
        designation as recipient of  the  Father  Joseph  L.
        Levesque Award for Community Advocacy by the Niagara
        USA Chamber

  WHEREAS,  It is the sense of this Legislative Body to call attention
to the dedicated efforts of those individuals from across the  State  of
New  York  who  volunteer  their  time  and  energies  in service to the
community; and

  WHEREAS, Norma Higgs has given not only of her time and energies but
also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently has
been designated for special recognition; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Norma  Higgs
upon  the  occasion of her designation as recipient of the Father Joseph
L.  Levesque Award for Community Advocacy by the Niagara USA Chamber  to
be celebrated at its 2019 Awards Ceremony at the Seneca Niagara Resort &
Casino, Niagara Falls, New York, on Friday, March 15, 2019; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Niagara  USA  Chamber  is proud to celebrate business
excellence in the Niagara Region; and

  WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, Norma Higgs has  been
volunteering  for  a  variety  of local organizations for over 40 years;
subsequently, she was inducted to the Inaugural Niagara Falls  Volunteer
Hall of Fame in 2017; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  the  1980s,  Norma  Higgs'  major  activities  have
benefitted the Niagara Beautification Commission where  she  has  served
asboth a member of the Board of Directors and Board Secretary; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  2006, Norma Higgs has organized the annual Beautify
Niagara Citywide Clean; she recruits hundreds of volunteers  who  spread
out throughout the city collecting trash and cleaning up; and

  WHEREAS,  In  addition, Norma Higgs has been a member of the Niagara
Arts and Cultural Center since 2006,  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of
Directors  since  2015, serving as Board Secretary for a majority of the
time; and

  WHEREAS, Norma Higgs has been a volunteer weekly columnist with  the
Niagara Gazette since 2006, concentrating on local history; and

  WHEREAS,  Wherever  she  is  needed,  Norma  Higg's  main goal is to
promote clean, safe, and economically thriving  neighborhoods,  allowing
residents  to  not  only  support themselves, but also help those around
them who are less fortunate; and

  WHEREAS, Volunteerism is an essential element of all  societies;  it
provides  a  way  in  which  the  human  values of community, caring and
serving can be sustained and strengthened; and

  WHEREAS, Volunteerism promotes family and community solidarity; most
importantly, people who volunteer their time  in  civic  and  charitable
endeavors inspire others to the call of volunteerism; and

  WHEREAS,  Norma  Higgs, an inspiring and motivational role model, is
the quintessential  selection  for  the  prestigious  Father  Joseph  L.
Levesque Award for Community Advocacy; and

  WHEREAS,  Rare  indeed  is  the  impressive  dedication  shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which  Norma  Higgs  has  displayed
throughout her life; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Norma Higgs upon the occasion of her designation as  recipient  of
the  Father  Joseph  L.  Levesque  Award  for  Community Advocacy by the
Niagara USA Chamber; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Norma Higgs.
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