LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Stephanie Santiago upon the occasion
of her designation as a Woman of the Future by the Girl Scouts Heart of
the Hudson and the YWCA Orange County

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Stephanie Santiago upon the occasion of her designation as a Woman of
the Future by the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and the YWCA Orange
County; and
WHEREAS, Stephanie Santiago will receive this most prestigious honor
at the 17th Annual Tribute to Women of Achievement Dinner to be held on
Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at Anthony's Pier 9, New Windsor, New York; and
WHEREAS, For 17 years, the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and the
YWCA Orange County have honored women in Orange County who have made a
difference in the community in their professional, personal or school-
based activities; and
WHEREAS, A young woman of singular distinction, Stephanie Santiago has
distinguished herself as a young woman of superlative ability, estab-
lishing a high standard of academic excellence and purposefulness of
life rarely achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, A student at Newburgh Free Academy, Stephanie Santiago is one
of the co-leaders of a club called Prism, the school's Gay-Straight
Alliance; in this capacity, she has run meetings, organized activities,
and spoken out in support of programs enabling greater awareness toward
the rights of the LGBTA community and human rights for all; and
WHEREAS, Through Prism, Stephanie Santiago has also helped sponsor a
human rights day as well as an Annual Celebrate Diversity Week to be
held in April; and
WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Stephanie Santiago represents the best development of the potential
which is inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to call attention to
those young people within our midst whose extraordinary accomplishments
bring pride to their families, their communities, and to the State of
New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Stephanie Santiago upon the occasion of her designation as a
Woman of the Future by the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson and the YWCA
Orange County; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Stephanie Santiago.