LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Christopher Rivera upon the occasion of
being recognized as The Educational Alliance's Youth of the Year at the
New York State Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs' 2009 Youth of the Year
Recognition Event in Albany on June 2, 2009

WHEREAS, It is always with great pleasure that this Legislative Body
takes note of and publicly acknowledges the youth of today, and leaders
of tomorrow, whose character and achievements exemplify the ideals and
values cherished by this great State and nation; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to recognize
and commend Christopher Rivera, The Educational Alliance's 2009 Youth of
the Year; and
WHEREAS, Christopher Rivera will proudly represent The Educational
Alliance and his Lower East Side community on Tuesday, June 2, 2009,
when the New York State Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs hosts its 2009
Youth of the Year Recognition Event on the 3rd Floor Terrace of the
Legislative Office Building in Albany, New York; and
WHEREAS, This celebration recognizes youths from around the Empire
State who have demonstrated sound character, leadership skills, academic
achievement, outstanding service to Club and community, and strength and
perseverance in overcoming obstacles and have been designated as the
Youth of the Year by their home Boys and Girls Club; and
WHEREAS, Seventeen-year-old Christopher Rivera has been a member of
The Educational Alliance's Edgies Clubhouse at 197 East Broadway for
three years; he has participated in the club's Keystone Club, college
preparation, triple play, karate, hip hop dance, yoga, and money matters
activities and programs and, poised eagerly with enthusiasm and deter-
mined purpose, he looks forward to earning a degree in business with a
focus on non-profit administration; and
WHEREAS, A role model for his peers, Christopher Rivera has distin-
guished himself as a young man of superlative ability, establishing a
purposefulness of life rarely achieved in youthful years; and
WHEREAS, Recognizing the value of their labors and the promise of
their future, it is the sense of this Legislative Body that when young
people 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
honor Christopher Rivera upon the occasion of being recognized as The
Educational Alliance's Youth of the Year at the New York State Alliance
of Boys and Girls Clubs' 2009 Youth of the Year Recognition Event in
Albany on June 2, 2009, and to wish him well in all his future endeav-
ors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Christopher Rivera.