LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Charles Kulins upon the occasion of his
designation as the 2012 Father of the Year by the BELLMORE LIFE

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize those
outstanding fathers who show great strength and selflessness, as well as
spend countless hours offering their love, support and guidance to the
children in their lives, acting as role models and inspiring them to
develop to their fullest potential; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Charles Kulins upon the occasion of his designation as the 2012 Father
of the Year by the BELLMORE LIFE; and
WHEREAS, North Bellmore resident, Charles Kulins is the manager of
customer services for Adelphi's Information Technology department; and
WHEREAS, As such, Charles Kulins is an integral part of the end-user
help desk at Adelphi, where mostly Dell computers are used; and
WHEREAS, Charles Kulins is also the gardener at Sacred Heart parish in
North Merrick where he stewards the growth of the beautiful flowers
parishioners see every Sunday as part of the parish beautification; and
WHEREAS, With him throughout have been his wife Cathy, and their three
children, Sara, Mark and John, all of whom feel privileged to be a part
of his life and rejoice in his achievements; and
WHEREAS, A student at Adelphi, Sara Kulins has finished her first year
of studies in biology, with a lean toward environmental studies; she and
her father have had meals together at Adelphi weekly, and even carpooled
on certain days, making their relationship even stronger than it had
been prior; and
WHEREAS, Mark Kulins is going into 10th grade at Mepham, and John
Kulins is going into eighth grade at Grand Avenue; both young men are
members of American Legion Boy Scout Troop 577 of North Bellmore; and
WHEREAS, An assistant scoutmaster for the last four years, Charles
Kulins has recently become scoutmaster of the troop; and
WHEREAS, Charles Kulins is also a member of the Father Reilly Council
6569 of the Knights of Columbus, part of Sacred Heart parish; and
WHEREAS, Together, the Kulins family focuses on growing their own
vegetables organically; the family uses composts, manure and other soils
to grow vegetables they will consume during the summer months, without
the use of pesticides; and
WHEREAS, Father's Day is a time to commend and celebrate fathers, it
is one day out of the year to praise and pay tribute to all fathers;
Charles Kulins's record as a father merits the recognition and praise
from this Legislative Body; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Charles Kulins upon the occasion of his designation as the 2012
Father of the Year by the BELLMORE LIFE; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Charles Kulins.