SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  SRes136

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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RESOLUTIONS COMMENDING MILTON GLOWS GOLD, THE MICHAEL C. MCHUGH MEMORIAL FUND, INC. AND THE REID R. SACCO ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER ALLIANCE FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2023 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

            WHEREAS, MILTON GLOWS GOLD, THE MICHAEL C. MCHUGH MEMORIAL FUND, INC. AND THE REID R. SACCO ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER ALLIANCE ARE RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2023 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH; AND

            WHEREAS, OVER 40 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EVERY DAY, AND APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 285 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER BEFORE THE AGE OF 20; AND

            WHEREAS, CANCER IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH BY DISEASE PAST INFANCY FOR CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH 1 IN 5 CHILDREN WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER NOT SURVIVING AND THERE BEING MORE THAN 12 TYPES OF CHILDHOOD CANCERS AND 100 SUBTYPES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER; AND

            WHEREAS, GOLD IS THE OFFICIAL COLOR OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH BECAUSE GOLD SYMBOLIZES THE RESILIENCY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER HEROES, AND SUPPORTERS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR A GOLD RIBBON TO SYMBOLIZE THEIR SOLIDARITY WITH THE CAUSE; AND

            WHEREAS, NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1990 IN A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION BY PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH; NOW THEREFORE BE IT

            RESOLVED, THAT THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE HEREBY COMMENDS MILTON GLOWS GOLD, THE MICHAEL C. MCHUGH MEMORIAL FUND, INC. AND THE REID R. SACCO ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER ALLIANCE FOR RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER 2023 AS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND THANKS ALL OF THESE GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR VALUABLE COMMITMENT TO THE COMMONWEALTH; AND BE IT FURTHER

            RESOLVED, THAT A COPY OF THESE RESOLUTIONS BE TRANSMITTED FORTHWITH BY THE CLERK OF THE SENATE TO MILTON GLOWS GOLD, THE MICHAEL C. MCHUGH MEMORIAL FUND, INC. AND THE REID R. SACCO ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT CANCER ALLIANCE.