LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Daria Mallin upon the occasion of her
designation as the recipient of a Capital District YMCA President's
Award at its Annual President's Award Dinner on April 23, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to 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
Daria Mallin upon the occasion of her designation as the recipient of a
Capital District YMCA President's Award at its Annual President's Award
Dinner to be held at the Albany Marriott on Tuesday, April 23, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Troy, New York, Daria Mallin has been a
part of the Capital District Y community since she was 7 years old; she
attended Albany Y day camp as a child and worked as a counselor and
after-school care provider at the Troy Y as a teenager; and
WHEREAS, Daria Mallin is now a Capital District Y Lifetime Member and
sits on the Troy Y Board of Directors, volunteering in various programs,
while enjoying the benefits of membership like forging friendships,
being healthy, and having an active role in an organization which has
been a constant positive in her life; and
WHEREAS, Daria Mallin now lives in Albany, New York; she is currently
pursuing her license in architecture and is now a Project Manager at
Envision Architects in downtown Albany, a firm which has served the
Capital District for 30 years; and
WHEREAS, Community service and volunteering have been priorities for
Daria's family as long as she can remember; both of her parents have
served on boards and devoted time to numerous organizations, having a
positive impact on Daria Mallin and becoming an integral part of her
life; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her work with The Y, Daria has volunteered as
a ski instructor for children with disabilities and life-threatening
diseases at the Double H Ranch in Lake Luzerne; she has helped plan and
prepare annual fundraising parties such as Fat Saturday for the Arts and
River St. Riot for the Arts Center of the Capital Region; and
WHEREAS, Daria Mallin is a member of Albany Center Galleries and
volunteers at openings and First Friday events; she has also enjoyed
assisting her mother at the soup kitchen at the First Methodist Church
in Watervliet where her mother is a founding member; Daria is also
active in the Cornell Club of the Capital District and has organized and
participated in fundraising efforts for its scholarship program; and
WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and commitment to others, Daria
Mallin exemplifies the potential inherent in our most precious resource,
our youth; she has brought enduring honor to her family and to the
students, faculty, and staff of Troy High School and Cornell University,
an achievement which should be recognized and saluted; and
WHEREAS, Daria Mallin has been called upon to contribute her time and
talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always given
of herself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of her community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Daria Mallin has stood constant in
dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Daria Mallin has displayed through-
out her life; she has exhibited the true spirit of this esteemed award

through her tireless dedication to the YMCA and her community; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Daria Mallin upon the occasion of her designation as the recipi-
ent of a Capital District YMCA President's Award at its Annual Presi-
dent's Award Dinner to be held at the Albany Marriott on Tuesday, April
23, 2013; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Daria Mallin.