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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, AUMENT, BISHOP, K. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DALEY, DEASY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KIRKLAND, KORTZ, KULA, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MATZIE, McGEEHAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, MULLERY, MURT, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, PASHINSKI, PICKETT, QUINN, READSHAW, ROSS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO, K. SMITH, M. SMITH, STABACK, STEPHENS, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, WHEATLEY AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 13, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 13, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating June 12, 2011, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in |
2 | Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to contribute to |
3 | the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and other pediatric |
4 | cancer research programs. |
5 | WHEREAS, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in |
6 | children under 15 years of age; and |
7 | WHEREAS, About 10,730 children are diagnosed with cancer in |
8 | the United States each year; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Due to advances in research, the childhood cancer |
10 | cure rate has climbed to about 80%; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Alexandra Scott was an extraordinary person who was |
12 | diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, |
13 | two days before her first birthday; and |
14 | WHEREAS, In July 2000, at the age of four, Alex opened her |
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1 | first lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer |
2 | research; and |
3 | WHEREAS, On August 1, 2004, Alex passed away at the age of |
4 | eight; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Since Alex's first lemonade stand in 2000, there |
6 | have been more than 4,000 Alex's Lemonade Stands held across |
7 | this nation; and |
8 | WHEREAS, The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation was created to |
9 | accept and manage donations from all over the world; and |
10 | WHEREAS, By June 2011, the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation |
11 | will have raised nearly $40 million for pediatric cancer |
12 | research, thereby far surpassing the $1 million monetary goal |
13 | established by Alex before she passed away; and |
14 | WHEREAS, Alex's efforts have garnered national and |
15 | international attention and have inspired hundreds of |
16 | individuals to donate to pediatric cancer research; and |
17 | WHEREAS, The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation continues to |
18 | raise awareness and financial support for research in childhood |
19 | cancers; and |
20 | WHEREAS, During the weekend of June 10 through 12, 2011, |
21 | volunteers across the country will host an Alex's Lemonade Stand |
22 | to support Alex's cause in the fight to find a cure for |
23 | childhood cancers; therefore be it |
24 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June |
25 | 12, 2011, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in Pennsylvania and |
26 | encourage all citizens to contribute to the Alex's Lemonade |
27 | Stand Foundation and other pediatric cancer research programs. |
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