LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION congratulating the Western New York Interscholas-
tic Girls Polo Team and Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan
upon the occasion of capturing the US Polo Association's Northeast
Regional Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved
only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by
dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and
WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical develop-
ment of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by
instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of
healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of
fair play and competition; and
WHEREAS, The Western New York Interscholastic Girls Polo Team are the
US Polo Association's Northeast Regional Champions; and
WHEREAS, The US Polo Association's Northeast Regional polo tournament
took place on February 21-23, 2014 at the Cornell University riding area
in Ithaca, New York; and
WHEREAS, The athletic talent displayed by this team is due in great
part to the efforts of Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan,
skilled and inspirational tutors, respected for their ability to develop
potential into excellence; and
WHEREAS, The team's overall record is outstanding, and the team
members were loyally and enthusiastically supported by family, fans,
friends and the community at large; and
WHEREAS, The hallmarks of the WNY Interscholastic Girls Polo Team,
from the opening game of the season to participation in the regional
championship, were a sisterhood of athletic ability, of good sportsman-
ship, of honor and of scholarship, demonstrating that these team players
are second to none; and
WHEREAS, Athletically and academically, the team members have proven
themselves to be an unbeatable combination of talents, reflecting favor-
ably on their schools; and
WHEREAS, Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan have done a
superb job in guiding, molding and inspiring the team members toward
their goals; and
WHEREAS, Sports competition instills the values of teamwork, pride and
accomplishment, and Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan and
their outstanding athletes have clearly made a contribution to the spir-
it of excellence which is their tradition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate the members of the Western New York Interscholastic Girls
Polo Team; and Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan on their
outstanding season and overall team record; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Western New York Interscholastic Girls Polo Team and to
Coaches Terry Mehlenbacher and Robert Donnan.