LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Norrell Edwards upon the occasion of
receiving the David A. Garfinkel Citizenship Award from the New Rochelle
Fund for Educational Excellence

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to call attention to
those young people within our midst whose character and achievements
best exemplify the ideals and values cherished by 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
Norrell Edwards upon the occasion of receiving the David A. Garfinkel
Citizenship Award from the New Rochelle Fund for Educational Excellence;
and
WHEREAS, A senior at New Rochelle High School, Norrell Edwards has had
three predominate themes resonate through her educational history:
leadership, service and scholarship; and
WHEREAS, A Co-founder of Literature for the Little, a book drive that
distributes to the local elementary schools and the Remington Boys and
Girls Club, Norrell Edwards also volunteers with the Academic Pathway
Program, tutoring a third grader in reading; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Norrell Edwards is currently the Education
Chairperson of the NAACP and has been a member of the Junior Varsity and
Varsity Volleyball Team for the past three years, as well as a member of
the Human Rights Coalition and the Black Culture Club; and
WHEREAS, Academically, Norrell Edwards has established herself as a
scholar, enrolling in the most challenging curriculum and taking courses
to improve her knowledge; and
WHEREAS, A young woman of singular distinction and superlative abili-
ty, Norrell Edwards has established a high standard of academic excel-
lence and purposefulness of life rarely achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose,
Norrell Edwards now stands honorably, with just pride in her accomplish-
ments and in eager anticipation of future challenges, understanding and
appreciating the caring counsel and support provided by her teachers,
family and friends; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when young
people 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 Norrell Edwards upon the occasion of receiving the David A.
Garfinkel Citizenship Award from the New Rochelle Fund for Educational
Excellence, and to extend to her its best wishes for a future of
purposeful success and well-being, fully confident of her response to a
promising future and appreciative of the model she represents for all
aspiring young people of the Empire State; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Norrell Edwards.