Senate Resolution No. 714

BY: Senator KAPLAN

CONGRATULATING Nancy Feinstein upon the occasion
of being inducted into the 26th Annual May W.
Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of North
Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of
Women's History Month

WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay tribute to those women of achievement within this great Empire State
who have made strong contributions to their communities and who inspire
others through their model citizenship; and

WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to
congratulate Nancy Feinstein upon the occasion of being inducted into
the 26th Annual May W. Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of
North Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of Women's History
Month, to be celebrated with a breakfast on Wednesday, March 27, 2019,
at Harbor Links Golf Course, Port Washington, New York; and

WHEREAS, Since 1994, North Hempstead has held the Women's Roll of
Honor breakfast to honor women who have made a contribution to their
community, or have accomplished a significant achievement through public
or private efforts; Nancy Feinstein is one such woman; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Feinstein was the PTA Co-President at the Denton
Elementary School, Co-President of Herricks MS PTA, and Co-President of
the Herricks Council of PTAs before joining the Board of Education as
Trustee, and serving as both Vice President and President at one time;
and

WHEREAS, She is involved in many booster clubs in the community and
is the biggest cheerleader for Girls on the Run, a special after-school
program designed to foster leadership, healthy living, and positivity in
young women; Nancy even has been named to the Nassau County Board of
Directors for this wonderful program; and

WHEREAS, A very giving and generous woman, Nancy Feinstein has a
great attitude towards life, towards people and towards her community;
everything that Girls on the Run and the Herricks Board of Education
stands for are the very pillars that she bases her life foundation upon;
she is no nonsense and no drama; and

WHEREAS, With Nancy Feinstein, the only thing the community gets is
her time and leadership expertise; she makes other want to be better
people; for example, for no particular reason on no particular day, she
woke up one morning and decided she wanted to spread positive cheer to
the district staff; she non-nonchalantly spread the word that if anyone
wanted to join her, she was planning on putting post-it notes with
random hand-written messages on the cars at all the schools; so many
people jumped on-board; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Feinstein told people that this was all voluntary, if
they did not want to participate, it was no big deal; of course, there

were some who denounced this random of act of kindness and even
discouraged others from getting involved; that did not deter Nancy
because all it took was one single thought and the will to carry it out
to the best of her ability, and she moved forward as she always does;
and

WHEREAS, Within two days, Nancy Feinstein had dozens of volunteers
at each school with more than enough post-it notes with handwritten
messages for all the cars in the parking lots, and some cars even got
two or three post-it notes; and

WHEREAS, Nancy Feinstein's drive is always towards all that is good
and fair and right; she promotes this way of life into her own life and
she teaches it to her children, her family, the girls that she coaches,
and everyone who is in her life; and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which Nancy Feinstein has displayed
throughout her life; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our
attention, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens
of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Nancy Feinstein upon the occasion of being inducted into
the 26th Annual May W. Newburger Women's Roll of Honor by the Town of
North Hempstead, in conjunction with the observance of Women's History
Month; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Nancy Feinstein.