Congratulations to this year’s Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration participants

Dear Participant,

Thank you for your wonderful contribution to the Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration. In our first year, we received outstanding poems, essays, and artwork that exemplify the creativity of New York State’s young people.

The submissions received are remarkable in what they represent – showing gratitude and respect for family, friends, our troops fighting overseas, and many other important subjects and activities. I am humbled and honored to see such inspiring contributions in response to what is a deceptively difficult question: “What are you thankful for?”

On behalf of the New York State Senate, I would like to offer my wholehearted congratulations to all of the participants in this year’s Thanksgiving Day Creative Celebration.

Sincerely,

Senator Dilan

Blessed Sacrament School

• Arlene Paez

Our Lady of Grace

• Isabella Tria

P.S. 81Q

• Lizbeth Nunez

P.S. 84 Jose de Diego

• Arti Balija
• Hailey Nigro
• Cindy Perez
• Daphne Ransom
• Ayden Santiago
• Eric Tezca

P36K

• Andrew Garcia
• Amirr Martin
• Isaiah Rios

Queen of the Rosary Catholic Academy

• Mia Bobe
• Claudia Cimino
• Gabriella Citera
• Maria Flores
• Anelis Lora
• Gabriel Lora
• Sophie Navarrete
• Joseph Nitti
• Sebastian Peregrina
• Christopher Quinones
• Keisy Roldan
• Juliana Velez
• Therese Velez

St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy

• Luke Bauer
• Carl Ferreri
• Carl Ferreri
• Alexandria Hungreder
• Maciej Jablonowski
• Dionie Kuprel
• Dionie Kuprel
• Maximilian Musial
• Maximilian Musial
• Annie Podedworny
• Aleksander Prasak
• Nicole Rudzikewycz
• Michael Wolski
• Lilliana Zakrzewska