PRINTER'S NO. 2037
No. 123 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY GODSHALL, GORDNER, LYNCH, FARMER, DEMPSEY, BUNT,
RAYMOND, PETRONE, OLASZ, KREBS, SATHER, MELIO, NYCE,
STEIGHNER, MILLER, FICHTER, MARSICO, DeLUCA, COY, FAJT,
PITTS, GIGLIOTTI, TIGUE, MUNDY, FARGO, KING, PETTIT,
BATTISTO, ZUG, HARLEY, BAKER, YANDRISEVITS, SAYLOR, YEWCIC,
E. Z. TAYLOR, BELFANTI, MANDERINO, McCALL, HENNESSEY, RUBLEY,
STURLA, STABACK, SANTONI, HESS, ROONEY, B. SMITH, PRESTON,
HUTCHINSON, SCHULER, KASUNIC, CLYMER, TRUE, BEBKO-JONES,
LAUGHLIN, ROHRER, COLAIZZO, ARMSTRONG, L. I. COHEN, PESCI,
PLATTS, J. TAYLOR, JOSEPHS, M. N. WRIGHT, TRICH, SAURMAN,
TOMLINSON, VEON, GERLACH, HASAY AND KENNEY, JUNE 7, 1993
ADOPTED, JUNE 7, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating Sunday, June 6, 1993, as "Cancer Survivors Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Americans across the country will be participating
4 in activities on Sunday, June 6, 1993, which celebrate life as
5 part of National Cancer Survivors Day; and
6 WHEREAS, June 6, 1993, is the sixth annual National Cancer
7 Survivors Day, sponsored nationwide by Coping, a magazine for
8 people living with cancer, the National Coalition for Cancer
9 Survivorship, Janssen Pharmaceutic, Inc., and Cerenex
10 Pharmaceuticals; and
11 WHEREAS, The purpose of National Cancer Survivors Day is to
12 acknowledge that our communities include many cancer survivors
13 and that they are active, productive citizens; and
1 WHEREAS, National Cancer Survivors Day also is set aside to
2 acknowledge the positive advances which have been made in the
3 methods of early detection, cancer treatment and research; and
4 WHEREAS, National Cancer Survivors Day also represents a
5 national effort to draw attention and public awareness to the
6 fact that many Americans face barriers that prohibit equal
7 access to cancer care, even to cancer detection and treatment
8 which is currently available in their communities; and
9 WHEREAS, IntraCare of Philadelphia, a cancer treatment
10 center, is sponsoring activities at the Philadelphia Zoo on
11 Saturday, June 5, 1993, honoring cancer survivors and their
12 families, kicking off the celebration of National Cancer
13 Survivors Day; therefore be it
14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania
15 designate June 6, 1993, as "Cancer Survivors Day" in
16 Pennsylvania in recognition of National Cancer Survivors Day and
17 the many cancer survivors and their families.
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