LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights
Senior Citizen Center upon the occasion of celebrating its 4th Anniver-
sary on July 30, 2010

WHEREAS, Senior citizens bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to
the increasingly active roles they play in today's society; their past
contributions and future participation are a vital part of, and valuable
asset to, the fabric of community life and activity; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor those
illustrious organizations of the State of New York whose purposeful
endeavors serve to enhance the quality of life for the cherished senior
citizens in their communities; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior Citizen Center upon the occa-
sion of celebrating its 4th Anniversary on Friday, July 30, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior Citizen Center is a
part of the Fort Greene Council, Inc., a not-for-profit organization
established in 1973 as a community based organization; and
WHEREAS, For 35 years, the Council has served Central Brooklyn's
elderly and youth, overseeing more than 15 senior citizen centers,
including the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior Citizen Center; and
WHEREAS, The success of the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior
Citizen Center can be attributed to the hardworking staff, administra-
tors, and volunteers who have done so much to provide social, physical,
and spiritual well-being to the senior citizens of the community; and
WHEREAS, This significant milestone is an excellent opportunity to
recognize the special contributions of the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant
Heights Senior Citizen Center and the dedicated individuals who strive
to better the quality of life for senior citizens in the community; 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 the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior Citizen Center upon
the occasion of its 4th Anniversary, fully confident that in its future,
it will enjoy the same success which has so characterized its past; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Fort Greene-Stuyvesant Heights Senior Citizen Center.