LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Long Island Lutheran High School
upon the occasion of being selected as the Cablevision Charity Champions

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 illustri-
ous institutions 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 congratu-
late Long Island Lutheran High School upon the occasion of being
selected as the Cablevision Charity Champions, to be celebrated on
Friday, June 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, The Cablevision Charity Champions program supported local
high schools in charity campaigns; Lutheran High School was selected for
its Haiti Meal Packing Event; and
WHEREAS, This year, Long Island Lutheran High School chose to focus on
feeding children, especially the children of Haiti, as its biggest
service project of the year; and
WHEREAS, They chose this focus in part because of one of its teachers,
Jennifer Grene, whose husband served with the peacekeeping forces for
the United Nations in Haiti for several years; and
WHEREAS, When Jennifer Grene visited her husband in Haiti, she was
struck by the poverty in the country; upon her return, the Lutheran High
School student body decided to focus on helping this country in need;
and
WHEREAS, Long Island Lutheran High School chose Kids Against Hunger as
its charity for Charity Champions, thereby enabling the school to have a
satellite site where they could package soy, rice, dried vegetables and
seasoning mix in a factory-like setting to prepare nutritionally
balanced meals; and
WHEREAS, These food packets were shipped to the Andrew Grene School
and the Village of Hope School and Clinic near Port au Prince, an offi-
cial feeding site that prepares and serves the food to children; and
WHEREAS, In addition, 10 percent of all the packaged food was used to
feed hungry children locally through distribution at The New Life Center
in Uniondale, New York, and the food pantry at North Shore Community
Church in Oyster Bay, New York; and
WHEREAS, Long Island Lutheran High School's goal was to raise enough
in order to package 200,000 meals which feeds 500 children a meal a day
for a year, and ended up surpassing that goal; and
WHEREAS, The Haiti Meal Packing Event took place from April 26-28,
2012 at the Long Island Lutheran High School gym; and
WHEREAS, During this event, all 598 Lutheran High School students, as
well as all 95 faculty and staff participated along with another
500-1000 volunteers from throughout the community to package the meals
which were then shipped and distributed to children both in Haiti and
locally; and
WHEREAS, From time to time this Legislative Body takes note of certain
altruistic individuals and institutions it wishes to acknowledge for
their philanthropic contributions to our society which enhance the basic
humanity among us all; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Long Island Lutheran High School upon the occasion of being
selected as the Cablevision Charity Champions; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Long Island Lutheran High School.