Senate Resolution No. 2198

BY: Senator MARTINS

COMMENDING the Town of North Hempstead's 2026
Senior Recognition Honorees

WHEREAS, Senior citizens bring a wealth of experience and knowledge
to the increasingly active roles they play in today's society; their
past contributions and future participation are a vital part of, and
valuable asset to, the fabric of community life and activity; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Town
of North Hempstead's 2026 Senior Recognition Honorees, to be celebrated
on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Harbor Links Golf Course; and

WHEREAS, Members of older generations have helped build and shape
our Nation to be the greatest in the world; they have defended our
freedoms and values to ensure that those who come after them may have
better lives; nowhere in the Nation is the legacy of their efforts more
visible and more a part of the lives of all citizens than here in the
State of New York; and

WHEREAS, This year's honorees are: Gloria Rosenau, Carle Place
Seniors; Marhemat Vivanco, EAC Roslyn; Joseph Mattackal, ECHO; Dinah
Freeman, First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury; Elide Pirri and Sandra
Nunziata, John Michael Marino Lodge 1389 Order Sons of Italy in America;
Denise Mannion, Nancy Luff, and Paula Liotta, Leisure Club of New Hyde
Park; Nooshin Elian, Mashadi Jewish Community Center Senior Club; Alka
Patel, MILAN; Richard Pape and Marty Kanefsky, North Shore University
Hospital; Warren Schein, Port Washington Adult Activities Center, Inc.;
Ingeborg Caruana, Project Independence-Blankets of Love; Alverna Lewis,
Project Independence-Bridge; and Mojgan Khalili, Sephardic Heritage
Alliance (SHAI Senior Center); and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which these remarkable seniors have
displayed throughout their lives; and

WHEREAS, These incredible honorees have inspired and enriched the
lives of those they have served through their volunteerism, generously
sharing the wisdom gained over years of experiencing life to its
fullest; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Town of North Hempstead's 2026 Senior Recognition Honorees;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the aforementioned honorees.