Bill Text: NY K00900 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 900

Introduced

Bill Title: Commending Sitrin Health Care Center upon the occasion of hosting its 20th Annual Celebrity Classic Wheelchair Basketball Game

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-03-04 - adopted [K00900 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-K00900-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 900

BY: M. of A. Buttenschon

        COMMENDING  Sitrin  Health  Care  Center  upon the
        occasion  of  hosting  its  20th  Annual   Celebrity
        Classic Wheelchair Basketball Game

  WHEREAS,  It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay  tribute  to  those  organizations  of  high  purpose   and   worthy
accomplishment whose endeavors have faithfully served the welfare of the
citizens of the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
commend  Sitrin Health Care Center upon the occasion of hosting its 20th
Annual Celebrity Classic Wheelchair Basketball Game at Utica  University
Clark  Athletic  Center in Utica, New York, on Thursday, April 11, 2024;
and

  WHEREAS, This year's  fundraising  game  between  the  Sitrin  STARS
wheelchair  basketball team and a team of celebrity participants affords
Sitrin Health Care Center  the  opportunity  to  showcase  the  athletic
abilities  of its players while advocating for individuals with physical
impairments; and

  WHEREAS, Throughout the years, more than $200,000 has been raised to
purchase  adaptive  equipment,  including  specialized  wheelchairs  for
basketball  and  road  racing, and paid training and travel expenses for
numerous athletes; and

  WHEREAS, The proceeds from this year's event will benefit the Sitrin
STARS  program  which  provides  physically  impaired  individuals   the
opportunity   to  participate  in  various  adaptive  sports,  including
wheelchair curling, road racing, paddling, and archery  in  addition  to
wheelchair   basketball;   these  talented  athletes  have  competed  on
international and Paralympic  levels,  representing  the  United  States
throughout the world; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Mission  Statement of Sitrin Health Care Center is to
provide help, inspire hope, and facilitate healing  to  people  in  need
through integrated, compassionate care delivered in a safe and nurturing
environment; and

  WHEREAS, Sitrin Health Care Center's Vision Statement is to continue
to  seek  innovative  solutions  that  will  enable  people of all ages,
abilities, and circumstances to achieve their full potential for  health
and well-being; and

  WHEREAS,  This  commitment  that Sitrin Health Care Center maintains
has  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  numerous  organizations   and
programs,  including  senior  care,  NeuroCare,  veteran  care,  medical
rehabilitation, adaptive sports, special  needs,  community,  and  child
care; and

  WHEREAS, For more than 70 years, as pioneers in various programs and
services  in  healthcare, Sitrin Health Care Center of New Hartford, New

York, has had an immense impact on its community; the health,  wellness,
and  rehabilitation of its clientele are the focus of this organization;
and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense  of  this  Legislative  Body  that when
individuals and organizations 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
commend Sitrin Health Care Center upon the occasion of hosting its  20th
Annual  Celebrity  Classic  Wheelchair  Basketball Game and to honor its
members, past and present, who have labored so conscientiously to secure
and improve the quality of life for the members of the community; and be
it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Sitrin Health Care Center.