Senate Resolution No. 80

BY: Senator PARKER

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        April  5,  2021, as Go for Broke Day in the State of
        New York

  WHEREAS, There are times in our lives  when  we  have  to  face  our
fears,  push past all boundaries, and pursue our goals with tenacity and
determination; this day is dedicated to "going for broke", a term  taken
to mean that you are giving everything you got; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 5, 2021, as Go for Broke  Day
in the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Go for Broke Day; and

  WHEREAS,  The phrase "go for broke" means to risk it all, even if it
means losing everything; it was adopted  from  the  United  States  Army
442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team's unit motto "Go for Broke", which
was  derived  from  the  Hawaiian  pidgin  phrase used by craps shooters
risking all their money in one roll of the dice; and

  WHEREAS, Considered to be the most decorated  infantry  regiment  in
the  history  of  the  United States Army, the 442nd Infantry Regimental
Combat Team was a fighting unit composed mainly of American soldiers  of
Japanese descent who had volunteered to fight during World War II; and

  WHEREAS,  On April 5, 1945, Sadao S. Munemori, a member of the 442nd
Regimental Combat Team risked it all to save two of his men at the  cost
of  his  own  life  and  did  much  to  clear the path for his company's
victorious advance near Seravezza, Italy; and

  WHEREAS, Many of us go about our daily lives playing  it  safe,  not
taking big chances; Go for Broke Day is a day to put it all on the line,
and take a risk; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 5,  2021,  as  Go
for  Broke  Day  in  the  State  of  New  York,  in conjunction with the
observance of National Go for Broke Day; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.