Honor Katie Horvath Award

Senate Resolution No. 4992 BY: Senator JACOBS HONORING Katie Horvath upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Youth Engaged in Service Top Volunteer Award by the Town of Tonawanda Youth Board on May 10, 2018 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those young people within the great Empire State who have made strong contributions to their communities and who serve as role models for their peers; and WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Katie Horvath upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Youth Engaged in Service Top Volunteer Award by the Town of Tonawanda Youth Board, to be celebrated at its 41st Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, May 10, 2018; and WHEREAS, Volunteerism is an essential element of all societies; it provides a way in which the human values of community, caring and serving can be sustained and strengthened; and WHEREAS, A resident of Tonawanda, New York, and a student at Kenmore East High School, Katie Horvath has distinguished herself as a young woman of superlative ability, establishing a high standard of excellence and purposefulness of life rarely achieved in youthful years; and WHEREAS, Katie Horvath, in achieving this high honor, may take just pride in the inspiration and contribution to the spirit of excellence she brings to her family, friends, community and school; and WHEREAS, With her sense of civic duty and her commitment to others, Katie Horvath represents the best development of the potential which is inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; and WHEREAS, Poised eagerly with enthusiasm and determined purpose, this scholar now stands honorably, with just pride in her accomplishments and in eager anticipation of future challenges, understanding and appreciating the caring counsel and support provided by her teachers, coaches and parents; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to honor Katie Horvath upon the occasion of her designation as recipient of the Youth Engaged in Service Top Volunteer Award by the Town of Tonawanda Youth Board on May 10, 2018; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Katie Horvath.