LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the third annual benefit dinner for
the National September 11 Memorial and Museum

WHEREAS, The memory of those who lost their lives in the unprecedented
tragedy which befell our State and Nation on September 11, 2001, will
forever remain with their families, and will live in the hearts of every
New Yorker and every American; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commem-
orate the third annual benefit dinner for the National September 11
Memorial and Museum, to be celebrated on Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at
Cipriani Wall Street; and
WHEREAS, The 9/11 Memorial will be a tribute to the nearly 3,000 inno-
cent victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and Febru-
ary 26, 1993, documenting for generations to come on the global response
and unprecedented recovery efforts after the attacks, which should
educate and inspire visitors to build a better world in the wake of
these tragedies; and
WHEREAS, At this fine event, the organization will recognize Robert
Wood Johnson, IV, Chairman and CEO of the New York Jets for Distinction
in Corporate Citizenship, and to Time Warner Inc. for Distinction in
Rebuilding; and
WHEREAS, The 9/11 Memorial is proud to present these distinctions in
gratitude for the honorees' efforts to rebuild the City of New York and
this great country; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, September 11, 2010, marks the Ninth Anniversary of
America's tragedy; we must use this momentous occasion to honor, reflect
upon and heal a community and Nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the third annual benefit dinner for the National September
11 Memorial and Museum; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, and to the
aforementioned honorees.