LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending PEOPLe, Inc. upon the occasion of its
designation as recipient of the Harry Hall Memorial Award by the Mental
Health Association in Ulster County, Inc. on May 25, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to commend the
efforts of those organizations which provide vital mental health
services to individuals and their families, and in doing so, enhance the
health and welfare of the entire State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
PEOPLe, Inc. upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the
Harry Hall Memorial Award by the Mental Health Association in Ulster
County, Inc. to be celebrated at its Annual Open House Reception on
Tuesday, May 25, 2010; and
WHEREAS, This auspicious award will be presented to PEOPLe, Inc. in
recognition of its 20 years of dedicated service as a mental health
consumer run agency as well as its leadership in the promotion of mental
health wellness and recovery; and
WHEREAS, PEOPLe, Inc., Projects to Empower and Organize the Psychiat-
rically Labeled, is a nonprofit organization that advocates for the
rights and choices of people who experience psychiatric symptoms; and
WHEREAS, It also works to support changes within the mental health
system that promote recovery and independence; in addition, it collab-
orates and negotiates with local service providers, based on member-
ships' choices, to create a more responsive system that is outcome-dri-
ven and recovery-focused; and
WHEREAS, PEOPLe, Inc. is a 100% consumer operated agency that provides
peer support and advocacy services to consumers of the mental health
system; its mission is to promote recovery, personal responsibility and
self-advocacy skills to assist individuals in taking control of their
own treatment and recovery; it strives to foster skills that promote a
sense of empowerment and self-respect; and
WHEREAS, Organizations such as PEOPLe, Inc. which bring greater aware-
ness to mental health issues, and assist people with mental illnesses in
their quest for dignity and independence, profoundly enhance the quality
of life for all citizens; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions 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 PEOPLe, Inc. upon the occasion of its designation as recipient
of the Harry Hall Memorial Award by the Mental Health Association in
Ulster County, Inc. on May 25, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to PEOPLe, Inc.