Bill Text: PA SR31 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating June 7, 2009, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to contribute to the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and other pediatric cancer research programs.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-20 - Referred to PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE [SR31 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR31-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 392
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 31 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY LEACH, WASHINGTON, STOUT, ORIE, LOGAN, BOSCOLA, FARNESE, ERICKSON, FONTANA, KASUNIC, BAKER, TARTAGLIONE, M. WHITE, ALLOWAY, MELLOW, RAFFERTY, FERLO, HUGHES, WOZNIAK, PILEGGI, TOMLINSON, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, STACK, PIPPY, GREENLEAF, WILLIAMS, COSTA, FOLMER AND WONDERLING, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, FEBRUARY 20, 2009
A RESOLUTION
Designating June 7, 2009, as "Alex's Lemonade Stand Day" in
Pennsylvania and encouraging all citizens to contribute to
the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and other pediatric
cancer research programs.
WHEREAS, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in
children under 20 years of age; and
WHEREAS, About 12,400 children are diagnosed with cancer in
the United States each year; and
WHEREAS, Due to advances in research, the childhood cancer
cure rate has climbed to about 80%; and
WHEREAS, Alexandra Scott was an extraordinary person who was
diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer,
two days before her first birthday; and
WHEREAS, In July 2000, at the age of four, Alex opened her
first lemonade stand to raise money for pediatric cancer
research; and
WHEREAS, On August 1, 2004, Alex passed away at the age of
eight; and
WHEREAS, Since Alex's first lemonade stand in 2000, there
have been more than 4,000 Alex's Lemonade Stands held across
this nation; and
WHEREAS, The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation was created to
accept and manage donations from all over the world; and
WHEREAS, By January 2007, the Alex's Lemonade Stand
Foundation raised nearly $10 million for pediatric cancer
research thereby far surpassing the $1 million monetary goal
established by Alex before she passed away; and
WHEREAS, Alex's efforts have garnered national and
international attention and have inspired hundreds of
individuals to donate to pediatric cancer research; and
WHEREAS, The Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation continues to
raise awareness and financial support for research in childhood
cancers; and
WHEREAS, During the weekend of June 5 through 7, 2009,
volunteers across the country will host an Alex's Lemonade Stand
to support Alex's cause in the fight to find a cure for
childhood cancers; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate June 7, 2009, as "Alex's
Lemonade Stand Day" in Pennsylvania and encourage all citizens
to contribute to the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation and other
pediatric cancer research programs.
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