LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Julie Dean upon the occasion of being
honored at the Capital District YMCA's 16th Annual Student and Educator
Awards Breakfast on April 30, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Julie Dean upon the occasion of being honored at the Capital District
YMCA's 16th Annual Student and Educator Awards Breakfast on Tuesday,
April 30, 2013, at the Appel Inn, Guilderland, New York; and
WHEREAS, This honor recognizes high school students and educators from
Guilderland, Voorheesville, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, and Ravena-
Coeymans-Selkirk High Schools; 15 students and 3 educators are selected
as overall winners for their dedication to service in their schools,
community, and local YMCA; and
WHEREAS, Julie Dean is a junior at Berne-Knox-Westerlo High School;
this exceptional young woman is very dedicated in giving back to both
her school and her community; and
WHEREAS, In the summer, Julie Dean volunteers at Albany Medical Center
in the Summer Teen Volunteer Program where she has worked in all aspects
of the Center, including daycare, nursing starting, physical therapy and
pharmacy; and
WHEREAS, In school, Julie Dean spends her free periods helping with
the kindergarten class; she is also involved with Student Senate and Key
Club; and
WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Julie Dean represents the best development of the potential which is
inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; and
WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body that when indi-
viduals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Julie Dean upon the occasion of being honored at the Capital
District YMCA's 16th Annual Student and Educator Awards Breakfast; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Julie Dean.