PRINTER'S NO. 914
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
135
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, SABATINA, GREENLEAF, BLAKE, BREWSTER,
FARNESE, SCAVELLO, DINNIMAN, RESCHENTHALER, HUGHES,
HUTCHINSON, RAFFERTY, KILLION, COSTA, MENSCH AND AUMENT,
JUNE 5, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JUNE 5, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 3, 2017, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in
Pennsylvania and encouraging all residents to contribute to
the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and other pediatric
cancer research programs.
WHEREAS, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in
children under 20 years of age; and
WHEREAS, Approximately 15,780 children are diagnosed with
cancer in the United States each year; and
WHEREAS, Due to advances in research, 80% of children with
cancer now survive five years or more; and
WHEREAS, Alexandra Scott was an extraordinary person who was
diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer,
two days before her first birthday; and
WHEREAS, In July 2000, at four years of age, Alex opened her
first lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer
research; and
WHEREAS, On August 1, 2004, Alex passed away at eight years
of age; and
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18