LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending the William F. Ryan Community Health
Network upon the occasion of its 25th Anniversary Gala

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize that the
quality and character of life in the communities across New York State
are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organiza-
tions and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the
community and its citizenry; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
the William F. Ryan Community Health Network upon the occasion of its
25th Anniversary Gala to be held on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at
Guastavino's Restaurant in Manhattan; and
WHEREAS, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network will honor
Continuum Health Partners; the A1 D. Rodriguez Liver Foundation; Sadie
Hope-Gund and Safiyah Riddle, youth leaders and co-producers of the
documentary What's on Your Plate?; and Ray Negron, New York Times best-
selling author and Director of Community Relations for Spalding; and
WHEREAS, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network was founded in
1967, as the William F. Ryan Community Health Center, initially as a
demonstration project and then, one decade later, as a freestanding
healthcare facility; and
WHEREAS, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network has expanded
from its original center to include three more centers located on the
Upper West Side, the Lower East Side and Midtown West, rendering it an
integrated and invaluable part of the New York healthcare community; and
WHEREAS, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network has provided
healthcare to thousands of citizens in culturally diverse communities in
and beyond its four centers, including in clinics in three Family Living
Transitional Shelters, a Rehabilitation Center, five New York schools
and the new Ryan Women & Children's Center; and
WHEREAS, The William F. Ryan Community Health Network provides impor-
tant experience to medical residents from three of New York's important
hospitals: St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, Beth Israel Hospital,
and Roosevelt Hospital; a partnership to benefit both patients and the
medical community; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion it is appropriate to publicly proclaim and commend those organiza-
tions for the edification and emulation of others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the William F. Ryan Community Health Network upon the occasion
of its 25th Anniversary Gala; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The William F. Ryan Community Health Network.