PRINTER'S NO. 3911
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1023
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, DeLISSIO, BIZZARRO, BOBACK,
R. BROWN, BURNS, CORBIN, COX, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, DRISCOLL, DUSH, EVERETT, FEE, GREINER, HENNESSEY,
HICKERNELL, HILL-EVANS, IRVIN, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, KINSEY,
KIRKLAND, KLUNK, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE, J. McNEILL, MILLARD,
NEILSON, B. O'NEILL, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, RYAN,
SAYLOR, SIMS, SONNEY, STAATS, STURLA, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD,
M. QUINN AND MURT, AUGUST 15, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 15, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Honoring the PA Breast Cancer Coalition on the occasion of its
25th anniversary.
WHEREAS, The PA Breast Cancer Coalition (PBCC) was formed in
June 1993 by a dedicated, active and effective group of breast
cancer survivors who had one common mission: to find a cure for
breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, PBCC is the source of action and information for
Pennsylvania women with breast cancer and their families; and
WHEREAS, PBCC is a Statewide nonprofit organization based in
Lebanon, Lebanon County, which, along with a dedicated board of
directors and staff, enlists a network of volunteers across this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, PBCC is designed to extend public awareness of
breast cancer and encourage increased public and private funding
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for research, legislative advocacy and high-quality screening,
diagnosis and treatment; and
WHEREAS, PBCC exists to help the approximately 12,000 women
in this Commonwealth who will be diagnosed with breast cancer
this year, to support the families of the approximately 2,200
women who will lose that battle and to serve as a resource for
the hundreds of thousands more women currently living with the
disease; and
WHEREAS, PBCC accomplishes its goals through Statewide
educational programming, legislative advocacy and breast cancer
research grants; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the PA
Breast Cancer Coalition on the occasion of its 25th anniversary;
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives encourage efforts
to raise awareness of breast cancer and the need for research,
screening, diagnosis and treatment regarding the disease.
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