Bill Text: NY K00866 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Barbara Williams for assisting in the delivery of meals to seniors at Lindsay Park Housing Corporation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-10 - adopted [K00866 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00866-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 866

BY: M. of A. Davila

        HONORING  Barbara  Williams  for  assisting in the
        delivery of meals to seniors at Lindsay Park Housing
        Corporation  in  the  Williamsburg  neighborhood  of
        Brooklyn, New York

  WHEREAS, It is the custom 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,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Barbara Williams for assisting in the delivery of meals  to  seniors  at
Lindsay  Park  Housing  Corporation  in the Williamsburg neighborhood of
Brooklyn, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Barbara Williams, a lifelong Brooklynite, has a  reputation
as  the  neighborhood  do-gooder  in  Williamsburg;  she volunteers with
census outreach, regularly hosted movie nights for  seniors  before  the
pandemic,  and  owns  a  business  which  supports  women  going through
menopause; and

  WHEREAS, This extraordinary woman coordinates  distribution  efforts
for  over  5,000  hot  meals  in  Williamsburg,  half of them for senior
citizens; the majority of the meals  are  distributed  in  Lindsay  Park
Housing,  the sprawling seven-building cooperative housing complex where
Barbara Williams has lived for 24 years; and

  WHEREAS, Barbara Williams oversees a team of  seven  volunteers  who
deliver hot meals obtained from a variety of sources, including: private
donations,  Bushwick  non-profit  Sustainable  United Neighborhoods, and
World Central Kitchen, the charity run by celebrity  chef  Jose  Andres;
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,  Furthermore,  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,  Service  to community and country is the foundation of our
society, and the contributions and future efforts of those in service to
them are a vital part of, and valuable  asset  to,  the  fabric  of  our
communities; 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 Barbara Williams for assisting in the delivery of meals to seniors
at Lindsay Park Housing Corporation; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Barbara Williams.