LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Develop-
ment Corporation upon the occasion of hosting its Sunset Swing X: Keep-
ing Southwest Brooklyn Businesses Healthy on May 13, 2010

WHEREAS, It is the practice 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 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 commend
Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation upon the occasion
of hosting its Sunset Swing X: Keeping Southwest Brooklyn Businesses
Healthy to be held aboard the Majesty on Thursday, May 13, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (SBIDC)
provides advocacy and services to help businesses in the Sunset Park,
Red Hook and Gowanus neighborhoods grow and create employment opportu-
nities for local residents; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1978, SBIDC has been a driving force
in the improvement of the Southwest Brooklyn economy by delivering a
wide range of business services to local firms and acting as an advocate
for business interests; and
WHEREAS, In addition, SBIDC provides local residents with employment
services and advocates for local improvements that improve the quality
of life for residents and businesses alike; and
WHEREAS, At this year's Sunset Swing X: Keeping Southwest Brooklyn
Businesses Healthy, SBIDC will honor several businesses that are commit-
ted to helping this illustrious organization realize its mission; this
year's honorees are: Lutheran Family Health Center, which has served as
Sunset Park's primary care home for 40 years and its community health
center is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the Country;
TransCare Corporation, which provides approximately 30 percent of all
medical transportation in the city, including vital 911 services for
nearly a dozen hospitals; they also provide paratransit transportation,
providing a vital link to the area's physically challenged; moreover, it
employs nearly 2000 New Yorkers; and finally, it will honor Blue Ridge
Tea and Herb Company, and its founder, Roger Rigolli, who has been a
tireless advocate for the industrial business community and currently
serves on the SBIDC Board of Directors; founded in 1977, this Red Hook-
based company specializes in packing specialty teas and is committed to
providing superior products that are healthy, safe and non-toxic; and
WHEREAS, The Frank C. Spinner Jr. Award for Public Service will be
awarded to Added Value, a Red Hook-based not-for-profit agency dedicated
to serving the youth of South Brooklyn; since 2001, Added Value has been
providing young people with meaningful educational opportunities by
helping them to develop new skills and engaging them with their communi-
ty through the operation of a socially responsible urban farming enter-
prise; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
recognize SBIDC, for its unwavering commitment to the citizens of South-
west Brooklyn, as it provides an uncompromising standard of excellence
in the delivery of superlative community service; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation upon the
occasion of hosting its Sunset Swing X: Keeping Southwest Brooklyn Busi-
nesses Healthy on May 13, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation.