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J1017Senate2019-2020 SessionResolution

Honor Youth Leadership Award Winner

Official title

“Honoring Demola Ogunnaike upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Youth Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College”

Sponsor Velmanette MontgomerySD-25+3 co-sponsors
Status
Adopted
Impact
1/10
Minimal
Outcome
Adopted

What's happening

This resolution honors Demola Ogunnaike for receiving the Youth Leadership Award from the Community Council for Medgar Evers College.

Why it matters

  1. Highlights the importance of youth leadership and academic excellence within the community. , recognizing Demola Ogunnaike as a role model for his peers and younger students in Brooklyn.

  2. Showcases the impact of community organizations like the Community Council for Medgar Evers College. , which was created to improve educational opportunities for local students and continues to support youth achievement.

  3. Emphasizes the value of civic engagement and extracurricular involvement. , as Demola’s range of activities—leadership in clubs, founding organizations, volunteering, and mentoring—demonstrate how well-rounded achievements can contribute to community development and personal growth.

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Honor Youth Leadership Award Winner

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Velmanette Montgomery

Senator · Senate District 25

Chair, Children And Families

History

  1. Adopted
  2. Reported to calendar for consideration
  3. Referred to finance

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Senate Resolution No. 1017 BY: Senator MONTGOMERY HONORING Demola Ogunnaike upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Youth Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc. on April 27, 2019 WHEREAS, It is the custom of… Show all

Senate Resolution No. 1017 BY: Senator MONTGOMERY HONORING Demola Ogunnaike upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Youth Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc. on April 27, 2019 WHEREAS, It is the custom 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 commend Demola Ogunnaike upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Youth Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc. to be celebrated at its Annual Spring Scholarship and Leadership Awards Luncheon on Saturday, April 27, 2019; and WHEREAS, In the late 1960s, a diverse group of residents, clergy and elected officials formed the Community Council to provide access to a quality college education for students living in central Brooklyn; and WHEREAS, Medgar Evers College was established in 1970, by the Community Council, along with New York City University in honor of Civil Rights leader Medgar W. Evers, who recruited black residents to register and vote; and WHEREAS, Currently a senior at Medgar Evers College Preparatory School, Demola Ogunnaike is an exceptional student, maintaining a solid

95.80% GPA; he has successfully completed 16 AP courses and will complete 60 credits at CUNY Medgar Evers College, graduating with an associate's degree in general biology in May of 2019; and WHEREAS, Actively involved in his school, Demola Agunnaike is the President of the Knights of Wisdom Chess Team, Project PengYou Club and the National Honor Society Ujima Chapter, of which he is also Chair of Character; in addition, he is the co-founder of the National Society of Black Engineers Junior Chapter; and WHEREAS, Demola Agunnaike is an Americans Promoting Study Abroad

2017 Scholar, a Police Athletic League volunteer, an ACE Mentorship Program student, and a member of both the FloraMind Youth Advisory Council and the All Star Code Summer Intensive Program; and WHEREAS, After graduating, Demola Ogunnaike plans to attend… Show all

2017 Scholar, a Police Athletic League volunteer, an ACE Mentorship Program student, and a member of both the FloraMind Youth Advisory Council and the All Star Code Summer Intensive Program; and WHEREAS, After graduating, Demola Ogunnaike plans to attend college at either SUNY Binghamton, the University of Pittsburgh or Rutgers University; and WHEREAS, With his sense of civic duty and his commitment to others, Demola Ogunnaike represents the best development of the potential which is inherent in our most precious resource, our youth; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to commend Demola Ogunnaike upon the occasion of his designation as recipient of the Youth Leadership Award by the Community Council for Medgar Evers College, Inc.; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to Demola Ogunnaike.

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