Bill Text: NY K00465 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Tunnel to Towers Foundation upon the occasion of hosting its 3rd Annual Central New York Tunnels to Towers 5k Run & Walk

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - adopted [K00465 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00465-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 465

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING  the  Tunnel  to Towers Foundation upon
        the occasion of hosting its 3rd Annual  Central  New
        York Tunnels to Towers 5k Run & Walk

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this Legislative Body to recognize
organizations of noble aims and  accomplishments  for  their  charitable
endeavors which serve New York communities at large; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend the Tunnel to Towers Foundation upon the occasion of hosting its
3rd  Annual  Central New York Tunnels to Towers 5k Run & Walk on Sunday,
August 20, 2023; and

  WHEREAS, The Tunnel to Towers Run & Walk Series was created to honor
the heroic life and death of Stephen Siller, a New York City firefighter
(FDNY) who lost his life on September 11, 2001, after strapping  on  his
gear and running through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the Twin Towers;
and

  WHEREAS,  The  event  honors  all  of  those who lost their lives on
September 11, 2001, and supports first responders and military personnel
who make extraordinary sacrifices in the line of duty; and

  WHEREAS, The 5k Walk & Run takes place  in  Utica,  New  York,  with
participants  beginning  at  the  Utica 9/11 Memorial located at Sherman
Drive & The Parkway, proceeding westbound over  the  Parkway  to  Oneida
Street,  northbound  on Oneida Street to Genesee Street, then northbound
on Genesee Street to the downtown finish line; this  event  is  now  the
leading 5k run and walk for all of Central New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Additionally,  there  will  be  live  entertainment,  food
trucks, children's activities, vendors,  and  a  closing  ceremony  with
awards; and

  WHEREAS,  This  commendable organization is an asset to the State of
New  York,  honoring  fallen  heroes  with  diligence  and  grace  while
providing  opportunities for communities to grow and thrive together for
a greater good; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend the Tunnel to Towers Foundation upon the occasion of hosting its
3rd  Annual  Central New York Tunnels to Towers 5k Run & Walk; and be it
further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.