Bill Text: NY J01344 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commending the Haitian-American Community Coalition and Flatlands Reformed Community Center on hosting the Flatlands Food and Fitness Festival

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-07 - ADOPTED [J01344 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J01344-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 1344

BY: Senator PARKER

        COMMENDING    the    Haitian-American    Community
        Coalition and Flatlands  Reformed  Community  Center
        upon  the occasion of hosting the Flatlands Food and
        Fitness Festival on July 27, 2019

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body, in  keeping  with
its  time-honored  traditions,  to  recognize  and  pay tribute to those
organizations which foster ethnic  pride  and  enhance  the  profile  of
cultural  diversity  which  strengthens the fabric of the communities of
New York State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commend the Haitian-American Community Coalition and Flatlands  Reformed
Community  Center  upon  the  occasion of hosting the Flatlands Food and
Fitness Festival to be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019; and

  WHEREAS, The Flatlands Food and Fitness  Festival,  Brooklyn's  only
event  dedicated to health, fitness, food and nutrition for all ages, is
the  newly  designed  re-branding  of  the  Haitian-American   Community
Coalition's  highly successful Annual Health and Wellness Expo which was
previously held at the Flatbush Caton market for the past  eight  years;
and

  WHEREAS,  The  Flatlands  Food and Fitness Festival is the signature
event created from the joint efforts of the  Haitian-American  Community
Coalition  and  Flatlands Reformed Community Center where attendees will
be exposed to a genre  of  physical  activities,  health  and  nutrition
options, and information that will improve their quality of life; and

  WHEREAS,  Over  500  local  residents  from the surrounding areas of
Flatlands, Flatbush, East Flatbush, Old Mill Basin  and  Sheepshead  Bay
are  expected  to  attend  the  biggest,  most culturally diverse street
festival in the Flatlands-Flatbush community; and

  WHEREAS, Attendees can participate in free cardio fitness activities
throughout the day, eat international and local foods, shop  for  health
and wellness products, and hang out with neighbors and friends; and

  WHEREAS,  All vendors, with the exception of food vendors, must have
a direct correlation with health, wellness and fitness; and

  WHEREAS, In addition, the Flatlands Food and Fitness  Festival  will
feature  over  50  exhibition  health  and wellness vendors, businesses,
local organizations, restaurants, and food trucks alongside  and  around
Kings Highway; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Flatlands-Flatbush  community  prides  itself  on its
uniqueness, artistry and cultural  diversity;  the  Flatlands  Food  and
Fitness  Festival will offer high-quality food and fitness entertainment
that will revitalized and enrich the entire community's experience; and

  WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative  Body  to  commemorate
those  events  of  health  and wellness significance which add strength,
vigor and inspiration to the cultural diversity and quality of  life  in
the communities of the State of New York; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend the Haitian-American Community Coalition and Flatlands  Reformed
Community  Center  upon  the  occasion of hosting the Flatlands Food and
Fitness Festival; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That copies of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  the  Haitian-American Community Coalition and Flatlands
Reformed Community Center.