LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Patricia L. Wojcik upon the occasion
of receiving the Citizen of the Year Award from the Cheektowaga Chamber
of Commerce

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor those illus-
trious individuals and institutions of the State of New York whose
purposeful endeavors serve to enhance the quality of life in their
communities; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend
Patricia L. Wojcik upon the occasion of receiving the Citizen of the
Year Award from the Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Patricia L. Wojcik will be honored at the Cheektowaga Chamber
of Commerce's 43rd Annual Awards Dinner, to be held on June 9, 2009; and
WHEREAS, An icon in the Cheektowaga community, Patricia L. Wojcik has
concentrated her efforts on improving the well-being of senior citizens
in the region for over 30 years; and
WHEREAS, From her humble beginnings as a part time nutrition site
manager at St. John Gualbert's Social Center, where Patricia L. Wojcik
began the "Over 60 Nutrition Site," she has built a network of services
and recreation opportunities for seniors; and
WHEREAS, In 1980, Patricia L. Wojcik was named the Head of the Cheek-
towaga Department of Senior Services; the following year a group of
senior citizens began lobbying for a senior center and on October 3,
1982, the Cheektowaga Senior Center on Broadway opened its doors; and
WHEREAS, Under the direction of Patricia L. Wojcik, the Senior
Services Department offered a variety of programs to meet the needs of
the seniors living in and around Cheektowaga, including Meals on Wheels,
Senior Nutrition Sites, van transportation services, outreach services
to link seniors with entitlement programs and other social work
services, fitness and recreational programs, educational health seminars
and services and travel opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Patricia L. Wojcik retired from the Cheektowaga Senior Center
in 2006 but continues to remain active in the community visiting hospi-
tals and nursing homes, organizing her 55th Grade School and 50th High
School Reunions, working part time for Group Tours, serving as President
of the Meadowbrook Homeowners and on the President's Council at Villa
Maria College and being involved with the Polish American Arts Festival
since its inception in 1979; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Patricia L. Wojcik has served on the White House
Conference on Aging, as President of the Western New York Conference on
Aging, as a Board Member of the Father Baker Manor and a member of the
Cheektowaga Police Advisory Board, the St. Joseph Hospital Task Force
and the Walden-Pine Hill Neighborhood Steering Committee; she currently
serves as Vice President of the Cheektowaga Senior Citizen Foundation
and on the Spotlight Committee for Shea's Buffalo; and
WHEREAS, The quintessential civic leader, Patricia L. Wojcik has been
the recipient of a multitude of awards, honors and certificates of
recognition, acknowledging her efforts of in-depth magnitude, including
the 1992 Paul Harris Fellowship Award from the Cheektowaga Rotary Club,
the 1999 Outstanding Woman of the Year from the Zonta Club of Cheektowa-
ga-Lancaster, the 2003 Civil Servant of the Year Award from the Profes-
sional Businessman's Association and the 2004 Caritas Award from the St.
Joseph Hospital Foundation; and
WHEREAS, With Patricia L. Wojcik throughout have been her two chil-
dren, Joseph and Barbara, and their spouses, Tracy and James, as well as
her three granddaughters, Lauren, Patti and Aubrey, all of whom feel

privileged to be a part of her life and rejoice in her many achieve-
ments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals and businesses of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought
to our attention, it is appropriate to publicly proclaim and commend
those individuals for the edification and emulation of others; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Patricia L. Wojcik upon the occasion of receiving the Citizen of
the Year Award from the Cheektowaga Chamber of Commerce; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Patricia L. Wojcik.