Bill Text: NY K00306 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Jamestown Rotary Club
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - adopted [K00306 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-K00306-Introduced.html
Assembly Resolution No. 306 BY: M. of A. Goodell COMMEMORATING the 100th Anniversary of the Jamestown Rotary Club WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those organizations of high purpose and worthy accomplishment whose endeavors have faithfully served the welfare of the citizens of the State of New York; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Jamestown Rotary Club to be celebrated with a Gala Dinner Dance on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Harbor Hotel, Celoron, New York; and WHEREAS, The world's first service club, Rotary International was founded on February 23, 1905, when Paul Harris, a native of Vermont, found himself a stranger in the city of Chicago; he conceived the idea of inviting three men of different vocations to join him weekly for fellowship and to discuss each other's problems and business; and WHEREAS, Today, Rotary International has grown into an organization including over 1.2 million members in approximately 32,000 clubs across 163 countries; each club is made up of business and professional leaders who are dedicated to humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help to build peace and goodwill throughout the world; and WHEREAS, The Rotary Club of Jamestown, New York, was chartered as the 70th club in the world on June 17, 1919, by 25 members; and WHEREAS, Over the past century, more than 1,235 men and women have held membership in the Jamestown Rotary Club, and today, this vital organization has just over 100 active members; and WHEREAS, In keeping with its motto of Service Above Self, members of the Jamestown Rotary Club volunteer at Jamestown High School, where they engage students in mock interviews to hone their skills for future job interviews; and WHEREAS, These truly devoted members also give of their time and energies to the annual Highway Cleanup, and can be found ringing the bell each holiday season for the Salvation Army; and WHEREAS, The Jamestown Rotary Club has contributed to the larger aims of Rotary International through members' dues, donations and fundraising events; the successful Polio Plus campaign to eradicate Polio is nearing completion with the number of cases dropping from 350,000 in 1985, to only 29 in 2018; and WHEREAS, The Jamestown Rotary Club steadfastly supports numerous humanitarian programs in Nepal, Cambodia and Ethiopia, to help those on the other side of the world; and WHEREAS, The Jamestown Rotary Club has been instrumental in the evolution of the City and the maintenance of important community initiatives and organizations including the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts, Jamestown Community College Capital Campaign, Chautauqua Lake Cleanup, Comedy Center Park and Veterans Memorial Park; and WHEREAS, Furthermore, the Club has supported several local library, school and church literacy projects; and WHEREAS, Over the years, the Jamestown Rotary Club is proud to have sponsored the beginnings of several local Rotary Clubs including Warren, Pennsylvania, Salamanca, Westfield, Dunkirk, Falconer, Lakewood and the Greater Jamestown AM Rotary Club; and WHEREAS, The success of the Jamestown Rotary Club is in direct correlation to the efforts of its dedicated 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 custom of this Legislative Body that when individuals and organizations 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 commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Jamestown Rotary Club; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the Jamestown Rotary Club.