LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Phyllis Motill upon the occasion of
receiving the Woman of the Year Award from the Seneca County Women's
Coalition

WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain
extraordinary individuals it wishes to recognize for their valued
contributions to the success and progress of society and publicly
acknowledge their endeavors which have enhanced the basic humanity among
us all; and
WHEREAS, New York State is home to countless women, strong and color-
ful threads vital to the fabric of our rich heritage, who have and
continue to contribute to the advancement of our culture through their
traditional and non-traditional roles in society; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Phyllis Motill upon the occasion of receiving the Woman of the Year
Award from the Seneca County Women's Coalition, to be celebrated on
Thursday, March 4, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Phyllis Motill, the first female president of the Ovid-Wil-
lard Lions Club, has been named Woman of the Year by the Seneca County
Women's Coalition for her many hours of volunteerism in Seneca County;
and
WHEREAS, Phyllis Motill, married to Ovid artist Dan Motill, served as
Assistant Director of Tourism in Seneca County for eight years; she is
actively involved with the Finger Lakes Culinary Bounty, the Pathway
House, the United Way, Holy Cross Church in Ovid, the Friends of the
Three Bears, the Christmas Bazaar and the Ovid Strawberry Festival
Committee; and
WHEREAS, With her throughout have been her husband, and their three
children, as well as their four grandchildren, all of whom feel privi-
leged to be a part of her life and rejoice in her achievements; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Phyllis Motill upon the occasion of receiving the Woman of the
Year Award from the Seneca County Women's Coalition; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Phyllis Motill.