LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Alexander Conti upon the occasion of his
designation as recipient of the 2012 Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Commu-
nity Council

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve the
best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration and
cannot be sufficiently extolled; and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti has given not only of his time and energies
but also of his competence, intelligence and leadership and consequently
has been designated for special honor; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Alexander
Conti upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the 2012
Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Community Council, to be celebrated at its
61st Annual Dinner Dance on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at El Caribe Country
Club in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti has been called upon to contribute his time
and talents to countless civic and charitable endeavors and has always
given of himself unstintingly; and
WHEREAS, A community civic activist with many organizations, Alexander
Conti is currently president of The Bay Ridge Community Council, an
umbrella organization of 100 organizations in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti is also president of The Executive Business
Network Association and The Professional Business Network Association;
and
WHEREAS, Moreover, Alexander Conti is a member of The National Arts
Club, The Columbus Citizens Foundation and the Lions Club; and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti sits on the advisory board of The Guild for
Exceptional Children and The Bay Ridge Center for Older Adults; and
WHEREAS, He is the past president of the Colonial Club of Bay Ridge
and the Bay Ridge Lions Club, and is a trustee for the Kassenbrock
Brothers Memorial Scholarship Fund; and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti is the founder and chairman of The Worldwide
Children's Foundation, an organization which provides life-saving and
life-altering surgery to critically-ill children worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Currently, Alexander Conti is a financial representative with
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous awards and accolades, Alexander
Conti has received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2003), the Distin-
guished Citizens Award from the Learning for Life Program affiliated
with the Boy Scouts of America (2004), the American Cancer Society Crys-
tal Award (2003) and the Brooklyn Real Estate Board Man of The Year
Honoree (2011); and
WHEREAS, Alexander Conti is a 2008 member of Cambridge Who's Who among
Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, He is also a recipient of the 2008 Most Exceptional Volunteer
Award from the Northwestern Mutual Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Throughout the entire period of his community service, a
period of constructive involvement, Alexander Conti has stood constant
in dignity, good grace and humor; and
WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an individ-
ual for the benefit of others which Alexander Conti has displayed
throughout his life; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Alexander Conti upon the occasion of his designation as recipient
of the 2012 Civic Award by the Bay Ridge Community Council; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Alexander Conti.