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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030220 Multiple Sclerosis Awareness WeekArmondoPavoneMayorWfiereas,multiplesclerosis(MS)isaneurologicaldiseaseofthecentralnervoussystem,affectingnearlyonemillionpeopleintheUnitedStatesalone;and‘Whereas,MSgenerallystrikespeopleintheprimeoflife,betweenages20and50,andthecauseandcourseoftheoftendebilitatingsymptomsofMSremainunknownandnocurecurrentlyexists;andWhereas,theNationalMultipleSclerosisSocietyhasbeencommittedfor74yearstoaworldfreeofMS,heighteningpublicknowledgeaboutandinsightintothedisease;andWfiereas,since1946theNationalMultipleSclerosisSocietyhasbeenadrivingforceofMSresearch,relentlesslypursuingprevention,treatmentsandacure,andhasinvestedmorethan$1billioningroundbreakingresearch;and‘14)fiereas,fundsraisedthroughtheNationalMultipleSclerosisSocietyfuel$32.7millioninvestingin123newresearchprojectsatthebestmedicalcenters,universities,andotherinstitutionsthroughouttheU.S.andabroad,leadingtomanybreakthroughsinthetreatmentofMS;andWhereas,stoppingMSinitstracks,restoringwhathasbeenlost,andendingMSforeveristhemissionoftheNationalMultipleSclerosisSocietyandonethatallAmericansandWashingtoniansshouldsupport;andWhereas,theStateofWashingtonrecognizestheimportanceoffindingthecauseandcureofMSandexpressesitsappreciationforthededicationthattheNationalMultipleSclerosisSociety—GreaterNorthwestChapterhasshowntowardcreatingaworldfreeofMS;.9\fow,therefore,I,ArmondoPavone,MayoroftheCityofRenton,doherebyproclaimMarch8-14,2020,tobeJVLuttiteScterosisylwarenessWeth,intheCityofRenton,andIencourageallmembersofthecommunitytojoinmeinthisspecialobservation.InwitnesswftereofIhavehereuntosetmyhandandcausedthesealoftheCityofRentontobeaffixAethis2nddayofMarch,2020.oPavone,MayorCityofRenton,WashingtonRentonCityHall,7thFloor1055SouthGradyWay,Renton,WA98057.rentonw;