Senate Resolution No. 4707

BY: Senator PHILLIPS

COMMENDING Quiana Funchess upon the occasion of
her designation for special recognition by the
Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at
its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration
on April 26, 2018

WHEREAS, It is the custom 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 Quiana Funchess upon the occasion of her designation for special
recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at
its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration to be held on
Thursday, April 26, 2018, at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York;
and

WHEREAS, Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in Hebrew as Yom HaShoah,
is a day set aside for remembering the victims of the Holocaust and for
reminding New Yorkers, all Americans, and people around the world of
what can happen to civilized people when bigotry, hatred and
indifference reign; and

WHEREAS, At this auspicious event, Quiana Funchess will be
recognized for her diligent work in creating a more civil society for
the citizens of not only Nassau County, but the entire State of New
York; and

WHEREAS, A student at Westbury High School in Old Westbury, New
York, Quiana Funchess volunteered to be an assistant ENL tutor in the
English as a New Language Newcomers Class during her sophomore year;
throughout her last three years of service, she has mentored and tutored
numerous students; and

WHEREAS, Quiana Funchess was instrumental in creating the popular
Cultural Navigation Team which has helped ENL students feel comfortable
in a new place and environment; and

WHEREAS, As a founder of the Team, Quiana Funchess has worked on
various presentations and activities, a calendar of events, and
recruited multi-lingual students to assist those who were new to the
school building; and

WHEREAS, Quiana Funchess is a credit to her family, school,
community, and her State and Nation, and it is certain that her future
will be filled with accomplishments of equal importance; and

WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Quiana Funchess represents the best development of the potential which
is inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; now, therefore, be
it


RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Quiana Funchess upon the occasion of her designation for special
recognition by the Jewish Community Relations Council-Long Island, at
its Annual Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration on April 26, 2018;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Quiana Funchess.