LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending YouthBridge-NY upon the occasion of
its Reception on February 10, 2010, celebrating the YouthBridge-NY
Fellowship and the honorees of the evening

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the City and
State of New York are greatly enriched and reliably served by the good
works and purposeful endeavors of organizations and individuals commit-
ted to providing young people with support, services, and life lessons
which will enable them to become strong members and leaders of their
communities; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to recog-
nize and commend YouthBridge-NY upon the occasion of its Reception on
Wednesday, February 10, 2010, celebrating the YouthBridge-NY Fellowship
and several distinguished honorees of the evening; and
WHEREAS, YouthBridge-NY is managed by CAUSE-NY, a division of the
Commission on Intergroup Relations & Community Concerns at the Jewish
Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY), an affiliate of UJA-
Federation of New York; and
WHEREAS, Always rich in diversity, New York City, still our country's
largest city, is home to more than 180 different language and ethnic
groups; and
WHEREAS, Since 1997, recognizing that the greatest asset of any socie-
ty is its children and the hope and promise they represent for the
future, the two-year YouthBridge-NY Fellowship program has trained
extraordinary teens from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds to master
the skills they will need to be New York City's next generation of lead-
ers; and
WHEREAS, Through skill-building workshops, meetings with current City
leaders, community service activities, and the spearheading of diversity
initiatives, YouthBridge-NY empowers Fellows to work hand-in-hand with
other diverse teens to have a meaningful impact in their schools and
communities and to be outstanding role models for their peers; and
WHEREAS, On February 10, 2010, in addition to celebrating the Fellow-
ship program and its participants, past and present, YouthBridge-NY will
proudly honor Edward Bullock, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion
for L'Oreal USA; Marvin E. Jacob, Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP Partner
(Retired), and a founder and outgoing chairperson of YouthBridge-NY; and
Ada Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer of Health Plus, in recognition
and appreciation of their enduring and outstanding service and contrib-
utions in keeping with, and in support of, the worthy purposes and
initiatives of YouthBridge-NY; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions and individuals of noble accomplishment are brought to our atten-
tion, it is appropriate to publicly proclaim and commend them for the
edification and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend YouthBridge-NY upon the occasion of its Reception on Wednesday,
February 10, 2010, celebrating the YouthBridge-NY Fellowship and to
applaud the distinguished honorees of the evening; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to YouthBridge-NY and to the honorees of the evening.