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This resolution commemorates the 31st Annual Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut, recognizing its contributions to charity and community service.
Why it matters
Highlights the power of grassroots community action. The SleepOut demonstrates how schools, teachers, and students can mobilize significant resources and awareness for local social issues, directly supporting vulnerable populations through fundraising and donations.
Underscores the long-term impact of sustained civic engagement. Over 31 years, this event has raised approximately one million dollars, showing how consistent, community-led efforts can achieve lasting positive outcomes and build strong local support networks.
Elevates the importance of youth involvement and education in philanthropy. By involving students directly, the event not only raises funds but also educates and empowers young people to become active, compassionate citizens who understand and address real-world needs.
Encourages broader awareness and replication. The resolution notes advocacy for making the event’s date a global call to action, suggesting its model could inspire similar efforts elsewhere, amplifying its impact beyond the immediate community.
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Senate Resolution No. 3693 BY: Senator JACOBS COMMEMORATING the 31st Annual Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut on February 2, 2018 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities… Show allHide
Senate Resolution No. 3693 BY: Senator JACOBS COMMEMORATING the 31st Annual Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut on February 2, 2018 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize that the quality and character of life in the communities across New York State are reflective of the concerned and dedicated efforts of those organizations and individuals who would devote themselves to the welfare of the community and its citizenry; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the 31st Annual Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut on Friday, February 2, 2018, at Hoover Middle School, Tonawanda, New York; and WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Ken-Ton School District students, staff and members of the community sleep outside in refrigerator boxes to raise money for local organizations including the Ken-Ton Closet, South Buffalo Community Table, and the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD Family Support Center; and WHEREAS, The first SleepOut was organized in 1988 by the late Samuel "Jerry" Starr, a longtime teacher at Kenmore West High School, as well as his colleagues, Steve Ash and Charles Kohler; the name of the event was later changed to honor Starr, who was renowned for always putting the needs of others before himself; and WHEREAS, Since its inception, the SleepOut has raised approximately one million dollars for local organizations along with numerous donations of food, clothing and other items; and WHEREAS, Through the tireless efforts of Steve Ash and his organization, Educators Totally Committed (ETC), the SleepOut has made a difference in the lives of countless people in the community; in addition to coordinating this vital event, ETC advocates for making the first Friday of February a worldwide day which emphasizes awareness, commitment and action for those in need; and WHEREAS, Over its distinguished 31-year history, the Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut has demonstrated continuous service to the residents and communities which it serves; and WHEREAS, The success of the Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut is in direct correlation to the efforts of its participants and volunteers, whose involvement is, and always has been, characterized by an impressive commitment, an unbridled enthusiasm, and an uncompromising standard of excellence in all endeavors on behalf of the organization and the community it serves; 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 commemorate the 31st Annual Jerry Starr Ken-Ton Schools' SleepOut on
February 2, 2018; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Steve Ash, Educators Totally Committed.
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