J627-2011 Actions

• Mar 1, 2011: ADOPTED
• Mar 1, 2011: REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION
• Feb 23, 2011: REFERRED TO FINANCE

J627-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  commending Mahirwe Dina Ndeze upon the occasion
 of being named Student of the Year  by  the  New  York  Association  for
 Continuing/Community Education, Inc.
 WHEREAS,  It  is  the  sense of this Legislative Body to take notice and
 publicly  acknowledge  individuals  who  have  distinguished  themselves
 through their exemplary pursuit of education as adults; and
 WHEREAS,  Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long
 standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly  proud  to  commend
 Mahirwe  Dina Ndeze upon the occasion of being named Student of the Year
 by the New York Association for Continuing/Community Education, Inc., at
 its 28th Annual Student Awards and Legislative Event on March 8-9,  2011
 in Albany, New York; and
 WHEREAS,  Mahirwe  Dina Ndeze understands better than anyone the value
 of education and the challenges and obstacles that  are  faced  by  some
 trying to obtain that education, particularly as an adult; and
 WHEREAS,  Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mahirwe Dina Ndeze
 came to the United States in August of 2008, with  her  three  brothers,
 her sister-in-law, and their young children; and
 WHEREAS, Mahirwe Dina Ndeze has 11 years of formal education, eight of
 which she obtained while living in a refugee camp in Uganda; and
 WHEREAS,  Prior  to  living  in the refugee camp, Mahirwe Dina Ndeze's
 life was difficult due to the civil unrest throughout  the  Congo  which
 made  achieving  an  education  impossible,  as she and her family spent
 their days fearing for their lives and  hiding  and  looking  for  food,
 clothing and shelter; and
 WHEREAS,  Upon  arriving  in  the  United  States,  Mahirwe Dina Ndeze
 enrolled in a construction trades program that  included  English  as  a
 Second Language instruction; and
 WHEREAS,  Soon after, Mahirwe Dina Ndeze enrolled in a certified nurs
 ing assistant program supported by English as a Second Language instruc
 tion in the Syracuse City School District  through  the  Sidney  Johnson
 Vocational Center; and
 WHEREAS, After passing the certification on the first attempt, Mahirwe
 Dina  Ndeze  found  employment at James Square Health and Rehabilitation
 Center as a certified nursing assistant; and
 WHEREAS, As a leader in the Congolese community in  Syracuse,  Mahirwe
 Dina  Ndeze has tried to unite the different tribes that are in conflict
 back in the Congo; and
 WHEREAS, Mahirwe Dina Ndeze encourages  other  Congolese  refugees  to
 improve  their  reading  and  writing skills in their native language so
 they can have an easier time learning to communicate in English,  obtain
 employment, and support their families; and
 WHEREAS,  Mahirwe  Dina Ndeze continues to be enrolled in adult educa
 tion courses through the North Literacy Zone in the Syracuse City School
 District and is now enrolled in Pre-GED instruction  with  the  goal  of
 receiving  her  GED,  and then enrolling in a Licensed Practical Nursing
 Program; and
 WHEREAS, A vibrant, intelligent and caring young woman,  Mahirwe  Dina
 Ndeze  has  demonstrated integrity and honor while using adult education
 programming to change the course of her entire future;  now,  therefore,
 be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 honor Mahirwe Dina Ndeze on the occasion of being named Student  of  the
 Year  by  the  New  York  Association of Continuing/Community Education,
 Inc.; and be it further
 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to Mahirwe Dina Ndeze.

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