LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim March 3 - March 5, 2013, as the 78th Annual 4-H Capital Days in
the State of New York

WHEREAS, In the course of the evolving development of this Empire State,
if the ingredients of shared concern and responsive endeavor combine in
the symmetry of a commitment to governance, there have emerged among the
facilities of the State of New York certain dates which warrant commem-
oration; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to memori-
alize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 3 - March 5, 2013, as
the 78th Annual 4-H Capital Days in the State of New York; and
WHEREAS, The event, which is coordinated by the Cornell Cooperative
Extension 4-H Youth Development Program, will involve approximately 120
teen delegates representing nearly every county in New York State; and
WHEREAS, 4-H Capital Days is sponsored by the New York State Associ-
ation of Cornell Cooperative Extension Educators; the objectives of the
Capital Days program are: to achieve a better understanding of the
public policy process from a state government perspective; to gain a
better understanding of state-local government relations; to provide an
opportunity for delegates to meet and interact with their legislators;
to create an awareness of career opportunities in New York State govern-
ment; and to meet and exchange experiences with delegates from other
counties; and
WHEREAS, The rich history of 4-H Capital Days is recorded in the Coop-
erative Extension's Archives with photographs of 4-H members with past
Governors; in the 1940s, a meal at the Governor's Mansion was part of
this event and a treasured memory for all those who attended; and
WHEREAS, The 4-H Capital Days Program is specifically designed to
allow for greater participation in the machinery of governance; this
program focuses upon the legislative process with an explanation of
procedures and methods; and
WHEREAS, Through their sustained interest in the method and process of
governance, the 2013 participants in the 78th Annual 4-H Capital Days
program will so advance that spirit of united purpose and shared concern
which is the unalterable manifestation of our American Experience; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim March 3 - March 5,
2013, as the 78th Annual 4-H Capital Days in the State of New York,
fully confident that this program is so clearly in accord with our
shared commitment to preserve and to enhance the legacy which is our
American Heritage; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.