LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the Good Shepherd Fairview Home
upon the occasion of its 140th Anniversary

WHEREAS, In the course of the evolving development of this Empire State,
when the ingredients of shared concern and responsive endeavor combine
in commitment to community, there emerges among the distinguished citi-
zenry of the State of New York, certain institutions which warrant
special recognition; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the Good Shepherd Fairview Home upon the occasion of its 140th
Anniversary; and
WHEREAS, The year 1870 marked the founding of the Episcopal House of
the Good Shepherd, followed by the 1891 establishment of the Presbyteri-
an Home of the Aged Women, which would later be named the Fairview Home;
and
WHEREAS, The two homes merged at the current Fairview Avenue location
in 1968 to form Good Shepherd Fairview Home; and
WHEREAS, Located in a quiet residential neighborhood, Good Shepherd
Fairview Home at Binghamton has offered housing and health care services
for nearly 140 years; Good Shepherd Fairview is a not-for-profit resi-
dential healthcare community that offers various levels of care to
accommodate individual needs, including: 40 apartments for independent
living; 41 adult care facility rooms; 32 assisted living program rooms;
34 skilled nursing facility beds for long-term care and two respite care
beds; and 20 private rooms for short-stay rehabilitation; 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
commemorate the Good Shepherd Fairview Home upon the occasion of its
140th Anniversary; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Good Shepherd Fairview Home.