LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Torah Academy of Brooklyn
LifeSmarts Team upon the occasion of qualifying for the 2009 New York
State LifeSmarts Finals

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and
commend young people who, by achieving outstanding success in an educa-
tional competition, have inspired and brought pride to their school,
their community, and the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, Educational competitions which help prepare our students for
their future are worthy of praise and support; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to congratu-
late the Torah Academy of Brooklyn LifeSmarts Team upon the occasion of
qualifying for the 2009 New York State LifeSmarts Finals, to be held at
the New York State Museum Huxley Theater in Albany, New York on March
24, 2009; and
WHEREAS, An exciting and educational consumer education program,
LifeSmarts helps students in grades 9 through 12 become more informed
about consumer issues and better prepared to participate and succeed as
consumers in today's complex economy; and
WHEREAS, LifeSmarts offers students an opportunity to demonstrate
their knowledge of real-life marketplace issues in the important areas
of personal finance, health and safety, consumer rights and responsibil-
ities, technology, and the environment; and
WHEREAS, In New York State, LifeSmarts is coordinated by the New York
Credit Union Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the financial
well-being of all New Yorkers, and its charitable arm, the Credit Union
Association of New York (CUANY); and
WHEREAS, In the LifeSmarts program, teams of students from across New
York State participate first in an online competition to qualify for the
in-person competition in Albany; 12 teams, including the Torah Academy
of Brooklyn Team, have advanced to the New York State Finals competition
on March 24, 2009, and are to be commended for their accomplishment; and
WHEREAS, The Torah Academy of Brooklyn LifeSmarts Team, ably guided by
Coach David Salem, includes Meir Shimunov, Captain; Albert GuiGui;
Stephen Greenstein; Jason Mandalawi and Daniel Pinkhasov; and
WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, these
scholars now stand honorably, with just pride in their achievement and
in eager anticipation of future challenges, understanding and appreciat-
ing the caring counsel and support provided by their teachers, coach and
parents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the Torah Academy of Brooklyn LifeSmarts Team upon the
occasion of qualifying for the 2009 New York State LifeSmarts Finals and
to offer them best wishes for a future of purposeful success and well-
being; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Torah Academy of Brooklyn LifeSmarts Team and to Coach
David Salem.