Bill Text: NY J02226 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Honoring 4th Family upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of the Organization Award by the Albany Fund for Education on October 25, 2019

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-14 - ADOPTED [J02226 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02226-Introduced.html

Senate Resolution No. 2226

BY: Senator BRESLIN

        HONORING  4th  Family  upon  the  occasion  of its
        designation as recipient of the  Organization  Award
        by the Albany Fund for Education on October 25, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that
the  quality  and  character  of life in the communities across New York
State are reflective of the concerned and  dedicated  efforts  of  those
organizations and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare
of the community and its citizenry; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
4th Family upon the occasion of its  designation  as  recipient  of  the
Organization Award by the Albany Fund for Education, to be celebrated at
its  22nd Annual Gala on Friday, October 25, 2019, at Renaissance Albany
Hotel in Albany, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The Albany Fund for  Education  (AFE)  strives  to  enhance
opportunities  for  students  to  learn,  grow,  and succeed by building
community partnerships, raising funds, and investing in  innovative  and
effective  programs  and  projects  that build equity and strengthen the
educational infrastructure of the City School District of Albany; and

  WHEREAS, 4th Family is receiving  this  prestigious  award  for  its
steadfast and unremitting commitment to its community; and

  WHEREAS,  The  name  4th Family is based on an African proverb which
described the ties that bound communities together; the first family  is
the  nuclear family, the second family is the immediate extended family,
the third family is extended family, and the 4th Family is the community
which provides a support network to all of its members; and

  WHEREAS, Leveraging a love of sports to  switch  on  the  overlooked
aptitude  of at-risk youth, 4th Family designs and delivers empowerment:
positive, authentically science-based  programs  in  its  home  town  of
Albany, and beyond; and

  WHEREAS,  Through afterschool and mentoring programs, 4th Family has
worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for youth to recognize  their
potential and to embrace skills they may not be aware of; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body that those who
enhance the well-being and vitality of their community and have shown  a
long  and  sustained  commitment to excellence certainly have earned the
recognition and applause of all the citizens of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
honor  4th  Family  upon the occasion of its designation as recipient of
the Organization Award by the Albany Fund for Education on  October  25,
2019; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to 4th Family.
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