NY J03268

Senate commends William Stoneman of Albany for his selection to represent the Capital Region in the national Jefferson Awards competition in September 2020

Stoneman founded a garden program at Myers Middle School in 2009 that evolved into the Vegetable Project, a nonprofit providing learning opportunities for Albany children

Works as a substitute teacher at Albany High School teaching students to build gardens, grow plants, and cook, with weekly garden clubs for nurturing and harvesting

Partners with Albany's summer youth employment courses to provide jobs for teenagers and mentors high-risk high school students through internships

Jefferson Awards recognize community and public service and were established in 1972 by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Senator Robert Taft Jr., and Sam Beard