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LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  congratulating  Jonathan  James  Jager upon the
occasion of receiving the distinguished rank of Eagle  Scout,  the  most
prestigious of Scouting honors

WHEREAS,  Jonathan  James  Jager  is  a  member of Boy Scouts of America
Greater Niagara Frontier Council Troop 440, St. Gregory the Great Parish
in Williamsville, New York; and
  WHEREAS, On December 20, 2010, Jonathan Jager  successfully  completed
his  Boy  Scout  Eagle  Board  of  Review and, through his diligence and
rigorous efforts, has completed the requirements and achieved Scouting's
highest and most prestigious rank, Eagle Scout; and
  WHEREAS, Jonathan Jager will be honored at an  Eagle  Court  of  Honor
ceremony to be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2011; and
  WHEREAS,  America  has  achieved her greatest heights of glory through
the dedication, determination and tireless efforts  of  the  outstanding
citizens of this Nation; and
  WHEREAS,  It  is only with the continued diligence and devotion of our
youth, tomorrow's leaders, that America will maintain her glory; and
  WHEREAS, Boy Scouts of America and its members are  dedicated  to  the
development of character and leadership in the youth of this Nation; and
  WHEREAS,  The highest achievement of leadership in Scouting, earned by
only five percent of all Boy Scouts, is the distinguished rank of  Eagle
Scout; and
  WHEREAS,  This outstanding young man has been involved in Scouting for
many years, has lived up to Scouting's ideals and has  attained  all  of
the  necessary achievements, including completion of a community service
project, which was successfully planned, developed and executed; and
  WHEREAS, For his Eagle project, Jonathan Jager, with the help  of  ten
volunteers,  installed  a Courtyard Vegetable Garden at Elderwood Senior
Care at Linwood; and
  WHEREAS, Jonathan Jager's perseverance in rising through the ranks  to
Eagle  Scout  is  a strong indication of his ability to master difficult
tasks; his accomplishment will enable him to emerge as a  leader,  fully
equipped to meet the challenges of today's complex society; and
  WHEREAS,  This  new Eagle Scout is a credit to his family, his school,
his community, his State and his Nation, and no doubt his future will be
filled with accomplishments of equal importance; now, therefore, be it
  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in  its  deliberations,  in
recognition  of  the  significance  of  this meritorious achievement, to
congratulate and honor Jonathan James Jager on  achieving  the  rank  of
Eagle Scout; and be it further
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted  to Jonathan James Jager, 10 Beachridge Drive, East Amherst, New
York 14051.