PRINTER'S NO. 2061
No. 127 Session of 1993
INTRODUCED BY HESS, JUNE 9, 1993
ADOPTED, JUNE 9, 1993
A RESOLUTION
1 Proclaiming July 27, 1993, as "Alan Galletly Day for Pioneers
2 Across America for Alzheimer's Research" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, The Independent Telephone Pioneer Association (ITPA)
4 is a national philanthropic organization comprising 40,000
5 active and retired employees of the independent
6 telecommunications industry; and
7 WHEREAS, ITPA organized Pioneers Across America for
8 Alzheimer's Research, a coast-to-coast bicycle ride to raise
9 awareness of the growing problem of Alzheimer's disease and the
10 need to fund necessary Alzheimer's disease research; and
11 WHEREAS, Today, Alzheimer's disease affects 4 million older
12 Americans, and as our population continues to age, that number
13 could reach 14 million before the middle of the next century;
14 and
15 WHEREAS, The ITPA has long been committed to the fight
16 against Alzheimer's disease and has joined forces with the
17 American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF), a nonprofit
1 organization recognized as a leader in the funding of vital
2 research into the causes of and cures for Alzheimer's disease
3 across the country and around the world; and
4 WHEREAS, ITPA is sponsoring Pioneers Across America for
5 Alzheimer's Research to raise 1 million dollars to support
6 Alzheimer's disease research funded by AHAF; and
7 WHEREAS, ITPA member Alan Galletly will be bicycling 4,300
8 miles from Newport Beach, California, to Washington, D.C., and
9 is receiving pledges and donations for every mile pedaled that
10 will be used for Alzheimer's disease research. He is scheduled
11 to arrive in Bedford County on July 27th; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives in order to
13 recognize the efforts of the Independent Telephone Pioneer
14 Association and the American Health Assistance Foundation
15 proclaim July 27, 1993, "Alan Galletly Day for Pioneers Across
16 America for Alzheimer's Research" in Pennsylvania.
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