PRINTER'S NO. 3620
No. 617 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY BALDWIN, HESS, ADOLPH, BAKER, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BEYER, BISHOP, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CIVERA, CLYMER, COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, CURRY, DALLY, DENLINGER, DERMODY, DeWEESE,
DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FORCIER,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOOD,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY,
HICKERNELL, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KENNEY, KILLION, LEDERER, LEH,
LEVDANSKY, MACKERETH, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, S. MILLER, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, PALLONE, PARKER, PAYNE, PERZEL, PETRI, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK,
ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR,
SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK, STERN,
R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, TRUE, WALKO, WATSON, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG,
BENNINGHOFF, J. EVANS AND LEACH, MARCH 6, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 6, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the week of March 13 through 17, 2006, as "Multiple
2 Sclerosis Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, In its mission to end the devastating effects of
4 multiple sclerosis (MS) since its founding in 1946, the National
5 Multiple Sclerosis Society funds more research, provides more
6 services for people with MS, offers more professional education
7 programs and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS
8 organization in the world; and
9 WHEREAS, MS is a chronic and disabling disease of the central
10 nervous system in which the progression, severity and specific
1 symptoms cannot be foreseen; and
2 WHEREAS, Every hour of every day someone new is diagnosed
3 with MS, a disease that can erode a person's abilities and
4 hopes, halt a career and unravel the fabric of families; and
5 WHEREAS, Relying on the support of caring individuals,
6 businesses and foundations, the National MS Society strives to
7 improve the lives of more than 400,000 people nationwide,
8 including more than 19,000 people who make their home in
9 Pennsylvania; and
10 WHEREAS, For 60 years, the National MS Society has provided
11 hope and help for Pennsylvanians with MS: hope through our
12 extensive and promising local, national and international
13 research programs, and help through client programs, which make
14 daily life better for people with MS and their families; and
15 WHEREAS, The goal of every National MS Society program is the
16 self-empowerment of the person living with MS; and
17 WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National MS Society has invested
18 $460 million to find the cure for MS; and
19 WHEREAS, This investment is paying off in significant
20 advances in treating MS, such as new medications, which may
21 reduce or delay future disability for persons with MS; and
22 WHEREAS, While research advances have brought us closer to
23 finding the cure, much work remains to be done, and services
24 must continue to be provided to persons with MS; and
25 WHEREAS, The National MS Society is driven to serve the
26 constantly changing needs of persons with MS and their families
27 by extending essential services to all who need them; therefore
28 be it
29 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the
30 week of March 13 through 17, 2006, as "Multiple Sclerosis
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1 Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania in recognition of 60 years of
2 research and services on behalf of persons with MS.
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