LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Barbara Pfohl upon the occasion of her
designation as recipient of the Faith Based and Leadership Award on
March 21, 2010

WHEREAS, Spiritual guidance and nurturing are of great import to the
vitality and well-being of all people and every community of this great
State and Nation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Barbara Pfohl upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the
Faith Based and Leadership Award to be celebrated in recognition of
Women's History Month on March 21, 2010, at a ceremony held at the Erie
County Historical Society, Buffalo, New York; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Pfohl serves as member and treasurer of the Memorial
Park Neighborhood Block Club; participates in the Continuum of Care for
the Homeless; acts as a trustee of the Providence Fund; works with the
Letter Carrier's annual food drive; and coordinates the United Way's
"News Neediest" food and toy distribution; all of these roles are
related to the Central City community in Niagara Falls; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Pfohl came to Heart, Love and Soul in 1997 to serve
as the operations manager; at that time, Heart and Soul served an aver-
age of 100 meals per day and meals were prepared at an empty storefront
on Pierce Avenue and carried to church basements; her leadership
expanded the number of people being served and the types of service
provided to the poorest citizens of Niagara Falls; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Pfohl has mentored students from Niagara University
and is a role model for the Niagara County work program participants; a
rewarding experience for her is working directly with the participants
and seeing them accomplish tasks with great pride; and
WHEREAS, Barbara Pfohl participates in the Continuum of Care for the
Homeless of Niagara County; she has offered space at the facility for a
variety of social services to conduct meetings and hold workshops; she
also attends as many of these as possible, putting her in contact with
the most urgent of needs; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to commend the
efforts of those individuals within the State of New York who give of
their time and energies in support of spiritual endeavors which aim to
benefit the community at large; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Barbara Pfohl upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of
the Faith Based and Leadership Award on March 21, 2010; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Barbara Pfohl.