PRINTER'S NO. 1273
No. 170 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, ADOLPH, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CAWLEY, CLYMER, CORNELL, CORRIGAN,
CRAHALLA, CRUZ, CURRY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO,
DONATUCCI, J. EVANS, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL, FREEMAN,
GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GERBER, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
HARHAI, HARPER, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
W. KELLER, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, MAJOR,
MANDERINO, MANN, MARSICO, McCALL, McGILL, McILHATTAN, MUSTIO,
NAILOR, PALLONE, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT,
PISTELLA, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, ROONEY, ROSS,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER,
B. SMITH, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE,
VITALI, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATSON, WILT, GILLESPIE AND FABRIZIO,
MARCH 29, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 29, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating June 11, 2005, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in
2 Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to contribute to
3 the Alex's Lemonade Stand Fund and other pediatric cancer
4 research programs.
5 WHEREAS, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in
6 children between the ages of 1 and 14; and
7 WHEREAS, More than 45 children are diagnosed with cancer in
8 the United States each day; and
9 WHEREAS, Due to advances in research, childhood cancer
10 mortality rates have declined by 49% since 1975; and
11 WHEREAS, Alexandra Scott was an extraordinary person who was
12 diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer,
1 two days before her first birthday; and
2 WHEREAS, In July 2000, at the age of four, Alex opened her
3 first lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer
4 research; and
5 WHEREAS, On August 1, 2004, Alex passed away at the age of
6 eight; and
7 WHEREAS, By November 2004, Alex's Lemonade Stands had raised
8 over $1 million for pediatric cancer research; and
9 WHEREAS, Alex's Lemonade Stand Fund hopes to raise $5 million
10 in 2005 for pediatric cancer research, the goal established by
11 Alex before she passed away; and
12 WHEREAS, Alex's efforts have garnered national and
13 international attention and have inspired hundreds of
14 individuals to donate to pediatric cancer research; and
15 WHEREAS, In 2002 the Alex's Lemonade Stand Fund was created
16 through The Philadelphia Foundation to accept and manage
17 donations from all over the world; and
18 WHEREAS, During the weekend of June 10 through 12, 2005, more
19 than 75 communities in every state across the country will host
20 an Alex's Lemonade Stand to support Alex's cause in the fight to
21 find a cure for childhood cancers; therefore be it
22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June
23 11, 2005, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in Pennsylvania and
24 encourage all citizens to contribute to the Alex's Lemonade
25 Stand Fund and other pediatric cancer research programs.
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