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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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THANKING MARY DONNELLY FOR HER 54 YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE IN THE | |
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NURSING PROFESSION AND HER COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHY BLOCK ISLAND | |
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COMMUNITY | |
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Introduced By: Senator V. Susan Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: May 30, 2013 | |
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Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar | |
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WHEREAS, To the extreme good fortune of the citizens of Block Island, Mary Donnelly |
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has been the town’s resident nurse for the past fifty-four years. She is also the administrator of |
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the Mary D. Fund, a charity she created to provide year-round inhabitants of the tiny island with |
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much needed financial help during the harsh winter months; and |
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WHEREAS, Striving to make a positive difference in the healthcare of New Shoreham’s |
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populace, Ms. Donnelly, an 85-year-old mother of seven, gave grants totaling $50,000 to |
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roughly 30 percent of the island's 1,000 residents. She paid bills as big as a home mortgage and |
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as small as a ferry ticket to the mainland; and |
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WHEREAS, The Mary D. Fund is not subsidized by the government or local taxes but |
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instead, relies totally on individual donations and grants. By not accepting federal or state |
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monies, Ms. Donnelly has been able to ensure that the money goes to those who are truly in need; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Donnelly embodies the incredible love, compassion, and spirit of |
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cheerful dedication to her patients that are the true hallmarks of the nursing profession. She |
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epitomizes the best in civic duty and her kindness and expertise with those in need is exemplary; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Eminently worthy of our gratitude and a long and happy retirement, Mary |
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Donnelly “is an inspiring figure who can teach us a lot about how to help our friends and |
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neighbors.” Her commitment to nursing is renowned and her devotion to the community of |
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Block Island has been unwavering and heartfelt; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
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hereby thanks Mary Donnelly for more than five decades of conscientious and passionate service |
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in the nursing profession and her commitment to a healthy Block Island community. We |
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furthermore wish Mary continued health, joy, and fulfillment in all her future endeavors; and be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mary Donnelly. |
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