LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Sunny Buchman upon the occasion of her
designation by Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York as a 2009 Woman of
Distinction

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life of the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of individuals who
devote themselves to the welfare of the community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Sunny Buchman upon the occasion of her designation by Girl Scouts of
Northeastern New York as a 2009 Woman of Distinction; and
WHEREAS, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) was created in
June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils, Hudson Valley,
Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country, and now serves 14,500
girls in Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Greene,
Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie,
Warren and Washington Counties and a portion of St. Lawrence County; and
WHEREAS, Sunny Buchman will be honored with the Distinguished Communi-
ty Leader Award at Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York's Women of
Distinction Dinner, to be held at the Hall of Springs in Saratoga
Springs on Wednesday, June 3, 2009; the theme of this year's celebration
is Women of Distinction - Imagine the Possibilities; and
WHEREAS, The Distinguished Community Leader Award is presented to
women who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to their community
over a period of time, women who are role models, community leaders, and
mentors or have broken new ground, women who have been agents for change
who have made a measurable difference to those around them; Sunny Buch-
man truly exemplifies these qualities; and
WHEREAS, Sunny Buchman earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music
education from Ithaca College and a Master of Science degree in educa-
tion from the College of St. Rose; she taught music in South Glens Falls
for 20 years and also made a career of volunteering with arts organiza-
tions and religious groups; and
WHEREAS, Beginning in high school and continuing as an adult, Sunny
Buchman played viola for Glens Falls Operetta Club productions; as First
Violist, she helped create the Adirondack Concert Orchestra which
evolved into the Glens Falls Symphony; she also served in many capaci-
ties for the Lake George Opera Festival, was a member of the board of
the de Blasiis Chamber Music Series, and was the founder and first Pres-
ident of the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC); and
WHEREAS, A lifelong member of her synagogue, Sunny Buchman has held
many positions, led a variety of programs, and helped bring about egali-
tarianism in synagogue life; a past Co-President of Glens Falls Hadas-
sah, she also served on its Regional Board and, in 2007, received the
annual Hadassah National Leadership Award; in 2000, she earned a Master
of Arts degree in Spiritual Direction from the General Theological Semi-
nary of the Episcopal Church and has since led many Spiritual Journey
programs; and
WHEREAS, In 1994, she organized a project at Adirondack Community
College bringing together Vietnam veterans and arts professionals which
culminated in an exhibition of the veterans' work; in 2007 and 2008 she
created and coordinated Hadassah's A Celebration of Life project with
area schools and LARAC; in this exhibit, the students' art expressed the
triumph of the human spirit over the horrors of the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS, Sunny Buchman and her husband, Paul, have three children and
nine grandchildren; she, her daughters and granddaughters have all been

Girl Scouts; now living at The Glen, she has immersed herself in the
life of the retirement community and helps coordinate The Glen's new
intergenerational Earth's Elders Project with nearby schools; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our attention
it is appropriate to publicly proclaim and commend them for the edifica-
tion and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Sunny Buchman upon the occasion of her designation by Girl
Scouts of Northeastern New York as a 2009 Woman of Distinction; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Sunny Buchman.