Bill Text: NY J02408 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Miko Amican upon the occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-03 - ADOPTED [J02408 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02408-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2408

BY: Senator KAPLAN

        CONGRATULATING  Miko  Amican  upon the occasion of
        receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle Scout, the
        most prestigious of Scouting  honors,  on  June  11,
        2022

  WHEREAS,  Miko  Amican,  through his diligence and rigorous efforts,
has achieved Scouting's highest and most prestigious rank, Eagle  Scout;
the  Eagle  Court  of  Honor ceremony will be held on Saturday, June 11,
2022, at the Mineola High School Auditorium in  Garden  City  Park,  New
York; and

  WHEREAS,  Miko Amican is a member of Boy Scouts of America Troop 45,
Mineola, New York; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout his Scouting career, Miko Amican has  served  as
Patrol  Leader for the Spartan Patrol and Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
for Troop 45, and was named Scout of the Year (2018-2019), Honor  Patrol
of the Week two times, and placed third in Older Boy at Klondike (2017);
and

  WHEREAS,  Outside of Scouting, Miko Amican served as an Altar Server
and Junior Lector at Corpus Christi Church, and graduated Cum  Laude  at
Mineola   High  School  where  he  was  a  member  of  the  Latin  Club,
Environmental Club, and National Honor Society; and

  WHEREAS, America has achieved her greatest heights of glory  through
the  dedication,  determination  and tireless efforts of the outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and

  WHEREAS, It is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and

  WHEREAS, The Boy Scouts of America and its members are dedicated  to
the development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation;
and

  WHEREAS,  The  highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned
by approximately five percent of all Boy Scouts,  is  the  distinguished
rank of Eagle Scout; and

  WHEREAS,  This  outstanding  young man has been involved in Scouting
for many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has  attained  all
of  the  necessary  achievements,  including  completion  of a community
service project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed;
and

  WHEREAS, Miko Amican's  Eagle  Project  benefited  the  NYU  Langone
Hospital  (Long  Island)-Child Life Program; with the help of his fellow
Boy Scouts and leaders, he assembled  care  packages  which  would  help
normalize  the hospitalization process for the pediatric patients at NYU
Langone; and

  WHEREAS, The care packages included stuffed toys, squishes, coloring
books, crayons, stress balls, gift cards, as well as handmade cards that
were  created  by  the  Mineola  High  School  Student  Service   Center
volunteers;  the  funds  for the project were generated through generous
donations and a bottle drive held at the school; and

  WHEREAS, His dedication to the safety and well-being of the citizens
of  Mineola  is  represented  through  his  project and demonstrates his
devotion to both community and commitment to others; and

  WHEREAS, Currently a freshman at Hofstra University, Miko Amican  is
pursuing  a  degree  in  engineering,  while  continuing  the ideals and
principles of the Boy Scouts; and

  WHEREAS, Miko Amican's perseverance in rising through the  ranks  to
Eagle  Scout  is  a strong indication of his ability to master difficult
tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a  leader,  fully
equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society; and

  WHEREAS, This new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school,
his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations, in
recognition of the significance  of  this  meritorious  achievement,  to
congratulate and honor Miko Amican on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout;
and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to Miko Amican.