LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Christopher Alimena upon the occa-
sion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most pres-
tigious of Scouting honors, on May 17, 2009

WHEREAS, Christopher Alimena, through his diligence and rigorous
efforts, has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious rank,
Eagle Scout; the Eagle Court of Honor ceremony will be held on Sunday,
May 17, 2009, at Rye Presbyterian Church, Rye, New York; and
WHEREAS, Christopher Alimena is a proud member of the Westchester-Put-
nam Council of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 2; and
WHEREAS, Beginning his Scouting career while in the first grade,
Christopher Alimena became a Tiger Cub with Pack 2 in Rye, New York; he
progressed through Cub Scouting, earning all 20 Webelos Activity Badges;
he also received Cub Scouting's highest Award, the Arrow of Light; and
WHEREAS, As a Boy Scout, Christopher Alimena has earned 36 merit badg-
es on his path to becoming an Eagle Scout; he was also honored with a
religious award, Ad Altare Dei, for the Catholic faith; as a scout he
has served his troop as patrol leader, troop historian, and created a
web site for the troop; he was also elected by his troop into the Order
of the Arrow, the National Honor Society for Boy Scouts; and
WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination and tireless efforts of the outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and
WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to
the development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation;
and
WHEREAS, The highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned by
only five percent of all Boy Scouts, is the distinguished rank of Eagle
Scout; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young man has been involved in Scouting for
many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all of
the necessary achievements, including completion of a community service
project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed; and
WHEREAS, A nature enthusiast, Christopher Alimena has volunteered as a
camp counselor at the Rye Nature Center for the past two summers; in
this capacity he became aware of two trails that came out along the main
road into the nature center at two different points; and
WHEREAS, For his project, Christopher Alimena and his group of volun-
teers relocated the two existing trails, one of which exited on a curve
in the main road, and brought them together to cross the road at a
single spot making it safer for hikers to continue on the trail; he made
this crossing more visible to cars by making white stone aprons where
the trails meet the road; he also planted 400 bulbs along the trail and
made signs to indicate the direction to points of interest along the
trail; and
WHEREAS, Outside of Scouting, Christopher Alimena is an active sopho-
more at Rye High School; he plays the saxophone in the concert band, is
a member of the community service policy committee and is a member of
the track team; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his parents, Paul and Judy
Alimena, and his brother, Benjamin, all of whom feel privileged to be a
part of his life and rejoice in his achievements; and
WHEREAS, Christopher Alimena's perseverance in rising through the
ranks to Eagle Scout is a strong indication of his ability to master
difficult tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a lead-

er, fully equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society;
and
WHEREAS, This new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school,
his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in
recognition of the significance of this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Christopher Alimena on achieving the rank of
Eagle Scout; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Christopher Alimena.