LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Herbert and Rebecca Holden upon the
occasion of receiving the 2010 Convention Days Community Service Award
on July 16, 2010

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, Herbert and Rebecca Holden have given not only of their time
and energies but also of their competence, intelligence and leadership
and consequently have been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Herbert and
Rebecca Holden upon the occasion of receiving the 2010 Convention Days
Community Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Herbert and Rebecca Holden will receive this most prestigious
commendation at Convention Days 2010, celebrating the 162nd Anniversary
of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention, on Friday, July 16, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Convention Days is founded on the ideals to preserve, educate
and perpetuate the events associated with the first Women's Rights
Convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848; this year's theme is
"Votes for Women: 90 Years Later"; and
WHEREAS, Herbert and Rebecca Holden have been called upon to contrib-
ute their time and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors
and have always given of themselves unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, An exemplary leader, Herbert Holden has served on the Seneca
Falls Board of Education; the Taylor-Brown Memorial Hospital Board of
Trustees; the State Bank of Seneca Falls; the Geneva General Hospital
Board of Trustees; the Advisory Board of Norstar Bank; the Finger Lakes
Area Hospitals Corporation Board of Directors and the Finger Lakes
Health Board of Directors; he also co-Chaired the Merger Feasibility
Study for Waterloo and Seneca Falls School District and Chaired the
Seneca County Manager Search Committee; and
WHEREAS, Today, Herbert Holden is a member of Seneca Falls Savings
Bank Board of Trustees, the Seneca County Planning Board and the Rotary
Club of Seneca Falls, where he has served as its President; he is also a
Groundskeeper for the Seneca Falls Historical Society; and
WHEREAS, A woman of singular distinction, Rebecca Holden has been
involved with The National Women's Hall of Fame, serving as President of
the Board; she was also very active with the Seven Lakes Girl Scout
Council, where she served on the Board, as Treasurer and as a Girl Scout
Leader; she was a member of the Taylor Brown Auxiliary and served as its
President; she has also delivered meals for Meals on Wheels; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Rebecca Holden has served as the Treasurer and
on several committees for United Methodist Church; she has been a volun-
teer for the Seneca County Christmas Project; she has been President of
the Seneca Falls Historical Society Board and is a Board member of the
Family Service Resources of the Finger Lakes Inc.; furthermore, she has
served as President and Treasurer of the New York State Veterinary
Auxiliary; presently, she serves as Treasurer of the Seneca County Arts
Council; and
WHEREAS, Professionally, Herbert Holden was a well-respected Veterina-
rian who managed his own practice, Seneca Falls Veterinary Hospital,
until his retirement in 2006; Rebecca Holden served as the Bookkeeper of
this esteemed animal hospital; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of their community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Herbert and Rebecca Holden have
stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor; and

WHEREAS, With them throughout have been their three children, Wilbur
Holden, Christina Ganzon and Daniel Holden, all of whom feel privileged
to be a part of their lives and rejoice in their achievements; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by individuals
for the benefit of others which Herbert and Rebecca Holden have
displayed throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown a
long and sustained commitment to excellence certainly have earned our
recognition and applause; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Herbert and Rebecca Holden upon the occasion of receiving the 2010
Convention Days Community Service Award on July 16, 2010; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Herbert and Rebecca Holden.