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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING NAN LEVINE FOR HER MANY YEARS OF EXEMPLARY AND DEVOTED

VOLUNTEER SERVICE ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF JEWISH

WOMEN

     Introduced By: Senators Goldin, Miller, Coyne, Goodwin, and DaPonte

     Date Introduced: May 06, 2015

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

     WHEREAS, The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a national organization

with a long and distinguished history of social justice advocacy, volunteerism, philanthropy, and

for working tirelessly to safeguard individual rights and freedoms, and to protect and improve the

lives of women, children, and families; and

     WHEREAS, Nan Levine first joined the National Council for Jewish Women when she

was a teenager living in New York. She began her service as a Councilette, a former part of the

NCJW that offered teenagers an opportunity to perform meaningful community service. From

this modest beginning, Nan Levine went on to become Co-President of the NCJW in 2008; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Levine has worked on a myriad of issues vital to the lives of women

and children in her many years of service to the NCJW. She has been particularly active working

to educate the public about crucial issues that impact women and children, including human

trafficking, domestic violence, and teen bullying. Thanks to her hard work women and children

live safer and more secure lives today; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Levine is a successful businesswoman and has also been active in

various other community affairs. She was the President of Camp Ruggles, Rhode Island's only

day camp for children with a diagnosed emotional handicap, for thirty-five years. She was also

very active with the Providence Preservation Society having co-chaired their Annual Walking

Tour for three years, and is a charter member of the Rhode Island Association for Children with

learning disabilities. She is the widow of Mr. Donald Levine and the mother of three children;

now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby honors Nan Levine for her many years of exemplary and devoted volunteer service on

behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women and in support of issues related to the well-

being of women and children; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mrs. Nan Levine.

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