PRINTER'S NO. 811
No. 118 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CAPPELLI, CLYMER,
CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DeLUCA, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, EVERETT,
FAIRCHILD, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRUCELA,
HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, KULA, MAHONEY,
MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARSICO, McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MUNDY,
MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PEIFER, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY,
RAPP, ROSS, SCAVELLO, McILVAINE SMITH, SOLOBAY, VEREB,
VULAKOVICH, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
MARCH 13, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 28, 2007, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for
2 Colon Cancer Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of
4 cancer deaths in this Commonwealth, killing nearly 3,000
5 citizens each year; and
6 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the most commonly diagnosed
7 cancer in the northeastern Pennsylvania counties of Lackawanna,
8 Luzerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Pike and Wayne, with 700 cases
9 diagnosed and 300 deaths each year; and
10 WHEREAS, The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute has
11 developed and implemented a targeted colorectal cancer awareness
12 program promoting lifesaving cancer screening and lifestyle
13 changes, including outreach and education; and
14 WHEREAS, Helen Phillips, a leading community volunteer from
1 northeastern Pennsylvania, died of colorectal cancer; and
2 WHEREAS, Family members and community leaders throughout
3 northeastern Pennsylvania have come together to honor Helen
4 Phillips and promote colorectal cancer awareness through a
5 program known as CASUAL - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Saves
6 Unlimited Adult Lives; and
7 WHEREAS, March has been set aside as "National Colorectal
8 Cancer Awareness Month," and the last Wednesday of the month-
9 long observance is recognized as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for
10 Colon Cancer Awareness"; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
12 28, 2007, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon Cancer
13 Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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