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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 14 15 Childhood Cancer Awareness Month proclamationDe n i s La w Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e Pr o c C a m a t i ö n Wñ e r e a s , ca n c e r is th e se c o n d le a d i n g ca u s e of de a t h in ch i l d r e n (a f t e r ac c i d e n t s ) am o n g U. S . ch i l d r e n un d e r th e ag e of 15 ; an d t1 4 ) f t e r e a s , th i s di s e a s e is d e t e c t e d in ne a r l y 15 , 0 0 0 of ou r co u n t r y ’ s yo u n g pe o p l e ea c h ye a r ; an d W’t z e r e a s , an y ti m e a ch i l d is di a g n o s e d wi t h ca n c e r , it af f e c t s ev e r y fa m i l y m e m b e r an d ne a r l y ev e r y as p e c t of th e fa m i l y ’ s li f e , in ad d i t i o n to th e ch i l d ’ s fr i e n d s an d ex t e n d e d co m m u n i t y ; an d Wh e r e a s , mu c h pr o g r e s s ha s be e n ma d e in tr e a t i n g ch i l d h o o d ca n c e r s in re c e n t de c a d e s , an d ma n y of th e s e ca n c e r s ca n no w be cu r e d ; an d ‘1 4 ) t i e r e a s , be c a u s e of ma j o r ad v a n c e s in tr e a t m e n t , mo r e ch i l d r e n t r e a t e d fo r ca n c e r ar e no w su r v i v i n g in t o a d u l t h o o d ; an d ‘W h i e r e a s , p e o p l e ca n ma k e a di f f e r e n c e in th e fi g h t ag a i n s t ca n c e r by vo l u n t e e r i n g th e i r ti m e , pa r t i c i p a t i n g in an ev e n t , or do n a t i n g to th e ca u s e ; Wo w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m Se p t e m b e r 20 1 5 to be Cñ i t d i i o o c f Ca n c e r Y i w a r e n e s s Wt o n t / i in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l ob s e r v a n c e an d to ex p l o r e wa y s to he l p pe o p l e in th e lo c a l co m m u n i t y an d jo i n th e fi g h t to cu r e ca n c e r . I n w i t n e s s wh e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d th e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 14 t h da y of Se p t e m b e r , 20 1 5 . De n / s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f R e n to n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v