LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Courtland Ingraham upon the occasion
of being honored at the Capital District YMCA's 16th Annual Student and
Educator Awards Breakfast on April 30, 2013

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have
made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role
models for their peers; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Courtland Ingraham upon the occasion of being honored at the Capital
District YMCA's 16th Annual Student and Educator Awards Breakfast on
Tuesday, April 30, 2013, at the Appel Inn, Guilderland, New York; and
WHEREAS, This honor recognizes high school students and educators from
Guilderland, Voorheesville, Berne-Knox-Westerlo, Bethlehem, and Ravena-
Coeymans-Selkirk High Schools; 15 students and 3 educators are selected
as overall winners for their dedication to service in their schools,
community, and local YMCA; and
WHEREAS, A junior at Guilderland High School, Courtland "Cody" Ingra-
ham has been actively volunteering in school and community since middle
school; and
WHEREAS, Cody Ingraham helped with the Butterfly Station and the
Organic Garden at Farnsworth Middle School; in addition, he has been a
Junior Volunteer Counselor at Tawasentha Park; and
WHEREAS, Cody Ingraham also volunteers with the Summer Reading
Programs at the Guilderland Public Library while, at the high school, he
is part of the Freshman Mentoring Program, meeting weekly with a group
of students; and
WHEREAS, With his sense of civic duty and his commitment to others,
Cody Ingraham represents the best development of the potential which is
inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; and
WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body that when indi-
viduals 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
commend Courtland Ingraham upon the occasion of being honored at the
Capital District YMCA's 16th Annual Student and Educator Awards Break-
fast; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Courtland Ingraham.