LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim April 10, 2016, as Siblings Day in the State of New York, in
conjunction with the observance of National Siblings Day

WHEREAS, Siblings Day Foundation is a public non-profit charity devoted
to establishing Siblings Day for the benefit of our families, our commu-
nities and our Nation; 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 April 10, 2016, as Siblings
Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of
National Siblings Day; and
WHEREAS, Native New Yorker, and Manhattan resident Claudia Evart felt
inspired to create the Siblings Day Foundation (SDF), a non-profit
organization after losing both of her siblings early in life; and
WHEREAS, Under the luminous leadership of Claudia Evart, SDF founded
National Siblings Day to honor our brother(s) and/or sister(s), to be
celebrated annually on April 10, the birthday of her late sister,
Lisette; and
WHEREAS, Individuals can remember their siblings by sending a card or
a gift, making a phone call, making a dinner invitation, performing a
good deed, favor, errand or chore, and in cases of deceased siblings,
consciously holding them in their memory; and
WHEREAS, In the coming years, SDF intends to obtain a state proclama-
tion in all 50 states; currently, 41 out of 50 states' governors have
signed gubernatorial proclamations, and three proclamations are pending;
and
WHEREAS, In addition, SDF plans to compile a National Directory of
Sibling Support Groups or Organizations in the United States, identify
the origin and use of the word sibling, identify other countries that
have a Siblings Day established, present Annual Outstanding Brother and
Sister Awards, continue to recognize the sibling bond with the develop-
ment of future programs which enhance the sibling bond, locate corporate
sponsorship to support Siblings Day Foundation, provide financial
support to other sibling organizations and promote Siblings Day in
cultural and educational institutions; and
WHEREAS, Siblings Day follows the spirit of Mother's Day, Father's Day
and Grandparent's Day, a great American tradition and celebration of
family-unit values; it is an uplifting festivity honoring people who
have shaped our values, beliefs and ideals; it is a relationship as
important as a parent's relationship; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 10, 2016, as
Siblings Day in the State of New York, in conjunction with the obser-
vance of National Siblings Day; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York, and Claudia Evart, Founder, Siblings Day Foundation.