LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Camille Failla Murphy upon the occasion
of receiving the Community Service Award from Legal Services of the
Hudson Valley

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those noteworthy individuals and institutions that distin-
guish themselves through professional excellence and purposeful lives of
service to their community; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Camille Failla Murphy upon the occasion of receiving the Community
Service Award from Legal Services of the Hudson Valley; and
WHEREAS, A nationally recognized civic leader, Camille Failla Murphy
is the Director and Founder of the Westchester County Office for Women,
the first county government office serving women in the State of New
York; and
WHEREAS, Camille Failla Murphy is also the Founder and Director of the
Women's Research and Education Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated
to finance training and education programs for women and families in
Westchester County, and was elected President of the National Associ-
ation of Government Agencies, established to improve the status of
women; and
WHEREAS, Presently serving on the Board of the Westchester Community
Opportunity Program, Camille Failla Murphy is the Chair of the Personnel
Committee, where she deals with Head Start/Child Care and other human
resource agency issues;
WHEREAS, Furthermore, Camille Failla Murphy is a past Advisory Board
member of Legal Awareness for Women, the Westchester Association of
Women Business Owners, Women-in-Self-Help, Links, the Junior League of
Westchester and Women's News, and has been recognized for her many
achievements by the National Association of Counties Awards for Program-
matic Excellence; 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 Camille Failla Murphy upon the occasion of receiving the Community
Service Award from Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, and to wish her
continued success in all of her future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Camille Failla Murphy.