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NY J03263

Resolution

Status

Passed

7/22/2020

Primary Sponsor

Neil Breslin

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Commends Ruth Facher Mendel of Delmar, New York for her selection to represent the Capital Region in the national Jefferson Awards competition in September 2020
  • Recognizes Mendel's extensive volunteer service including work at the Holocaust Survivors and Friends Education Center, Refugee and Immigrant Support Services of Emmaus, and Delaware Community School in Albany
  • Notes Mendel's personal history fleeing Luxembourg in 1940 to escape Nazi invasion and her ongoing commitment to sharing her experiences with school groups at age 88
  • Highlights her decades of volunteer work as a PTO member, Girl Scout troop leader, and developer of the Person to Person tutoring program at Bethlehem Central High School
  • Directs that a copy of the resolution be transmitted to Ruth Facher Mendel

Legislative Description

Ruth Facher Mendel - Jefferson Awards 2020

Last Action

ADOPTED

7/22/2020

Committee Referrals

Finance7/16/2020

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