LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Elizabeth Cultrara 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
Elizabeth Cultrara 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, Elizabeth Cultrara is a Junior at Bethlehem High School; this
exceptional young woman is very dedicated in giving back to both her
school and her community; and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth Cultrara has always been active in many different
aspects of volunteerism in the community; in school, she is strongly
involved in Youth Group, where she volunteered in Schoharie after Irene,
helped at church functions and even cooked for the homeless; Elizabeth
demonstrates leadership and dedication in giving back to the community;
she is always willing to volunteer in many different areas; she is a
member of the Bethlehem Math Honor Society and helps tutor her peers in
math; and
WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others,
Elizabeth Cultrara 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 Elizabeth Cultrara 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 Elizabeth Cultrara.