Bill Text: NY J03068 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honoring Maria Roz Olatunji upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Caribbean Woman of the Year Award

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-03-31 - ADOPTED [J03068 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J03068-Introduced.html

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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.