LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Jourdan Urbach of Roslyn, New
York, upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2012
Jefferson Award

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, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to acknowledge
outstanding individuals whose professional lives, personal endeavors and
community service are an example and inspiration to their colleagues,
friends, and family; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late Jourdan Urbach of Roslyn, New York, upon the occasion of his desig-
nation as recipient of the 2012 Jefferson Award; and
WHEREAS, Known as the Nobel Prize for public service, the Jefferson
Awards recognize individuals and companies whose profound achievements
and commitment to their communities are making the world a better place;
it is one of the highest public service honors in the country; and
WHEREAS, On March 6, 2012, at the Pierre Hotel in New York City, Jour-
dan Urbach of Roslyn, New York, a senior at Yale University, became one
of four individuals under the age of 25 awarded 2012 Jefferson Awards
for Outstanding Service by a Globechanger; and
WHEREAS, A virtuoso violinist and composer, Jourdan Urbach was honored
as the founder and director of two non-profit organizations that raise
funds to fight children's neurological disease and fund research: Chil-
dren Helping Children and Concerts for a Cure; and
WHEREAS, Jourdan Urbach is also the founder and director of the Inter-
national Coalition of College Philanthropists; through his fundraising
concerts, he has raised significant money that has funded 12 life-saving
neurosurgeries, 1,000 cochlear implants to indigent children, pediatric
clinics in Africa, and the largest music therapy program in the country
at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital, which serves
5,000 inpatients a year; and
WHEREAS, Jourdan Urbach is also the goodwill ambassador and
artist/composer-in-residence for the United Nations' Arts for Peace
Council, and the 2010 recipient of the World of Children award for
global child advocacy; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his professional and communi-
ty service, a period of constructive involvement, Jourdan Urbach has
stood constant in dignity, good grace and humor, and has earned the
respect and admiration of his colleagues, family and friends; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Jourdan Urbach has displayed
throughout his life; 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 recognized by all the citizens of this great Empire
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Jourdan Urbach of Roslyn, New York, upon the occasion of
his designation as recipient of the 2012 Jefferson Award; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Jourdan Urbach.