LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring N. Jean Hastick upon the occasion of
receiving the Sojourner Truth Award from the New Rochelle Club of the
National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs,
Inc.

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, N. Jean Hastick has given not only of her time and energies
but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently
has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor
N. Jean Hastick upon the occasion of receiving the Sojourner Truth
Award from the New Rochelle Club of the National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, In addition, the New Rochelle Club of the National Associ-
ation of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc. will
observe its 55th Annual Founders' Day and 39th Luncheon; this special
event will take place at the Davenport Country Club, in New Rochelle,
New York; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hastick was born in Kingston, Jamaica and immigrated to
White Plains, New York as a teenager; while a student at college in
Washington, DC, she met her husband, Rudolph, and from this union were
born two children; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Hastick is an active member of the First White Plains
Seventh Day Adventist Church; her most recent project in March of 2010
was in spearheading the First White Plains Bus Ministry; this Ministry
takes the church bus into the community with food, clothing, and toile-
tries; and
WHEREAS, Engaged in community activities, Ms. Hastick has organized
local disaster relief to areas such as New Orleans, Louisiana, and
Haiti; she has also participated in many Habitat for Humanity projects;
and
WHEREAS, A recipient of numerous awards and a true asset to society,
Ms. Hastick has volunteered and served meals at various homeless shel-
ters during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her husband, Rudolph, with her throughout have
been her children, Michelle and Andre, and her granddaughter, Brianna,
all of whom feel privileged to be a part of her life and rejoice in her
achievements; and
WHEREAS, Called upon to contribute her time and talents to countless
civic and charitable endeavors, N. Jean Hastick has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor and always has given of herself unstint-
ingly; 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
honor N. Jean Hastick upon the occasion of receiving the Sojourner Truth
Award from the New Rochelle Club of the National Association of Negro
Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc.; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to N. Jean Hastick.