PRINTER'S NO. 3643
No. 716 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY WOJNAROSKI, GIBBONS, SAINATO, GRUCELA, DONATUCCI,
BASTIAN, BEYER, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CONKLIN, DALEY, DENLINGER,
EVERETT, FLECK, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL,
GOODMAN, HARKINS, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON,
KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
McILHATTAN, MILLARD, MILNE, MOUL, MOYER, MURT, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PHILLIPS, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SONNEY, STERN,
THOMAS, WALKO, J. WHITE AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 2, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 2, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of June 8 through 14, 2008, as "Charcot-
2 Marie-Tooth Association Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) is the most common
4 inherited neurological disorder, affecting approximately 2.7
5 million individuals in the world; and
6 WHEREAS, The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) is
7 honoring Head Football Coach Joe Paterno of The Pennsylvania
8 State University at the CMTA STAR Dinner on June 11, 2008, in
9 State College; and
10 WHEREAS, The CMTA in Chester has educated and served this
11 Commonwealth for more than 20 years; and
12 WHEREAS, While there is no cure for CMT, physical therapy
13 improves the muscle strength and endurance of persons with CMT;
14 and
1 WHEREAS, The CMTA is leading the charge for educational
2 programs dedicated to training doctors at medical colleges in
3 this Commonwealth to identify and treat CMT symptoms; therefore
4 be it
5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
6 week of June 8 through 14, 2008, as "Charcot-Marie-Tooth
7 Association Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
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