LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary
Teachers and paying tribute to retired Paraprofessional Toni Marciari
who will be honored at the organization's 29th Annual Awards and 50th
Anniversary Dinner Dance on June 21, 2011

WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to take note of and
publicly acknowledge organizations and individuals of remarkable integ-
rity and character whose endeavors have enhanced the quality of educa-
tion in this great State; and
WHEREAS, The result of many individual efforts, the excellence and the
success of the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District are due in
large part to the efforts of its staff and of Bellmore-Merrick United
Secondary Teachers and its members, several of whom are retiring in
2011; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Bell-
more-Merrick United Secondary Teachers organization and to pay tribute
to Toni Marciari, a Paraprofessional at John F. Kennedy High School who
retired in September 2010, in recognition of her years of distinguished
service to the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District and its
students; and
WHEREAS, Toni Marciari will be honored at the Bellmore-Merrick United
Secondary Teachers' 29th Annual Awards and 50th Anniversary Dinner
Dance, to be held at the Woodbury Country Club in Woodbury, New York, on
June 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Toni Marciari has demonstrated an impressive dedication, an
unparalleled devotion and an unremitting enthusiasm for the quality of
the educational programs and opportunities offered by the district for
the benefit of its faculty and students, as well as for the entire
community; and
WHEREAS, In completing her service, Toni Marciari leaves behind more
than bricks and mortar, she leaves behind a legacy to the residents of
the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District community and to
future generations of its students; and
WHEREAS, On Tuesday, June 21, 2011, Toni Marciari's family, friends,
and colleagues will gather to honor her and to wish her well in her
retirement; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers organization and
to pay tribute to Toni Marciari for her significant contributions to the
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Toni Marciari.