PRINTER'S NO. 3682
No. 647 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, ALLEN, BALDWIN, BELARDI, BEYER, BISHOP,
BLAUM, CALTAGIRONE, CAWLEY, COHEN, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI,
EACHUS, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HASAY, HERSHEY,
HESS, JAMES, KOTIK, LEDERER, LEH, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK,
MARSICO, McGILL, MILLARD, MUNDY, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PISTELLA,
PYLE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SAYLOR, SHANER, SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, TANGRETTI, THOMAS, TIGUE,
WALKO, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
MARCH 14, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 14, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 29, 2006, 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
1 WHEREAS, Helen Phillips, a leading community volunteer from
2 northeastern Pennsylvania, died of colorectal cancer; and
3 WHEREAS, Family members and community leaders throughout
4 northeastern Pennsylvania have come together to honor Helen
5 Phillips and promote colorectal cancer awareness through a
6 program known as CASUAL - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Saves
7 Unlimited Adult Lives; and
8 WHEREAS, March has been set aside as "National Colorectal
9 Cancer Awareness Month," and the last Wednesday of the monthlong
10 observance is recognized as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon
11 Cancer Awareness"; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
13 29, 2006, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon Cancer
14 Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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