LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Helen Keller Services for the Blind
upon the occasion of hosting its 32nd Annual Louis C. Wills Award Lunch-
eon

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Helen Keller Services for the Blind upon the occasion of hosting its
32nd Annual Louis C. Wills Award Luncheon, to be held at the New York
Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge on Friday, May 8, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Helen Keller Services for the Blind's mission is to help
individuals of all ages who are blind or visually impaired, and who may
have additional disabilities, to develop independence and to participate
actively in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Since 1893, Helen Keller Services for the Blind has served
tens of thousands of blind and visually impaired individuals throughout
the New York metropolitan area; and
WHEREAS, Headquartered in Brooklyn, the agency has additional rehabil-
itation sites in Hempstead and Huntington, Long Island and operates the
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults in Sands
Point, New York; and
WHEREAS, Helen Keller Services for the Blind's programs include:
Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services, Low Vision Clinics, Children's
Learning Center, Vocational Assessment and Job Placement, Assistive
Technology Centers, Preschool Vision Screening Program, Camp Helen
Keller, Children's Saturday Program, Louis Anzalone Braille Center,
Senior Centers, Day Treatment Program and Individualized Residential
Alternative; and
WHEREAS, The success of Helen Keller Services for the Blind is in
direct correlation to the efforts of its staff, whose involvement is,
and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an
unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in
all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the population it
serves; and
WHEREAS, Organizations devoted to improving the quality of life for
others, enabling them to build lives of dignity and self-worth are
deserving of the highest praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Helen Keller Services for the Blind upon the occasion of hosting
its 32nd Annual Louis C. Wills Award Luncheon; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Helen Keller Services for the Blind.