LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating Daniel J. Cestone upon the occa-
sion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the most pres-
tigious of Scouting honors

WHEREAS, Currently attending Croton-Harmon High School, 17-year-old
Daniel J. Cestone, the son of John and Elissa Cestone of Croton, is a
member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 49 in Ossining, New York; and
WHEREAS, He has been a member of Troop 49 since May 2004; he has
served the Troop in numerous capacities including Troop Guide, Assistant
Patrol Leader, Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, and Senior Patrol Leader,
and earned 35 merit badges; and
WHEREAS, Daniel J. Cestone successfully completed his Boy Scout Eagle
Board of Review and, through his diligence and rigorous efforts, has
completed the requirements and achieved Scouting's highest and most
prestigious rank, Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, Daniel J. Cestone will be honored at an Eagle Court of Honor
ceremony to be held on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at St. Augustine School
in Ossining; and
WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination and tireless efforts of the outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and
WHEREAS, Boy Scouts of America and its members are dedicated to the
development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, The highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned by
only five percent of all Boy Scouts, is the distinguished rank of Eagle
Scout; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding young man has been involved in Scouting for
many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has attained all of
the necessary achievements, including completion of a community service
project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed; and
WHEREAS, For his Eagle project, which benefited the boys of the Divino
Nino baseball school in the Dominican Republic, Daniel J. Cestone led
and directed the collection of funds and equipment for the project which
resulted in seven 55-gallon drums filled to the brim with equipment and
uniforms being sent to the school; and
WHEREAS, Daniel J. Cestone raised funds for the shipping and purchase
of barrels and for the baseball gloves, bats, uniforms, balls, helmets
and other equipment to put in them; he ran a daylong event for the pack-
ing of the 55-gallon drums for shipping the equipment to the Dominican
Republic and worked with a priest from Dominican College who arranged
for a priest in the Dominican Republic to receive the barrels and
distribute the most welcome equipment to the children; and
WHEREAS, Daniel J. Cestone's perseverance in rising through the ranks
to Eagle Scout is a strong indication of his ability to master difficult
tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a leader, fully
equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society; and
WHEREAS, This new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school,
his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in
recognition of the significance of this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Daniel J. Cestone on achieving the rank of Eagle
Scout; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Daniel J. Cestone.