Senate Resolution No. 3068

BY: Senator MONTGOMERY

HONORING Maria Roz Olatunji upon the occasion of
her designation as recipient of the Caribbean Woman
of the Year Award by the Neighborhood Technical
Assistance Clinic on June 9, 2020

WHEREAS, Individuals who give of their time and energies and serve
the best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration
and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and

WHEREAS, Maria Roz Olatunji has given not only of her time and
energies but also of her competence, intelligence and leadership and
consequently has been designated for special honor; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Maria Roz
Olatunji upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the
Caribbean Woman of the Year Award by the Neighborhood Technical
Assistance Clinic to be celebrated at its 13th Annual Gala, A Salute to
New York City's Nonprofits and the Neighborhoods They Serve, on Tuesday,
June 9, 2020, at Giando on the Water, Brooklyn, New York; and

WHEREAS, The Neighborhood Technical Assistance Clinic (NTAC) is a
strategic partner and advisor to philanthropists, foundations,
government and political entities, public institutions, grassroots
nonprofit organizations, and faith-based institutions wishing to improve
their programs and organizational effectiveness in addressing the needs
of low-income and service-starved communities; and

WHEREAS, Born in Ottos, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda Maria Roz
Olatunji migrated to Brooklyn, New York in the late 1960s; and

WHEREAS, Maria Roz Olatunji was educated at the Fashion Institute of
Technology, Manhattan Community College and Queens College; and

WHEREAS, With a steadfast and unwavering commitment to her
community, Maria Roz Olatunji has served on the Board of Directors of
the Antigua & Barbuda Progressive, the oldest national organization in
the tristate area, for the past 12 years; and

WHEREAS, Furthermore, she has actively served the Ifetayo Cultural
Academy, the Park Slope Food Coop and St. Paul's Court Tenant's
Association; and

WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the impressive dedication shown by an
individual for the benefit of others which Maria Roz Olatunji has
displayed throughout her life; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when
individuals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our
attention, 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
honor Maria Roz Olatunji upon the occasion of her designation as

recipient of the Caribbean Woman of the Year Award by the Neighborhood
Technical Assistance Clinic; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Maria Roz Olatunji.