IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing September 2015 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Jackson County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18901, August 10, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, Crystal Williams, Frank White, Jr., Tony Miller,
Scott Burnett, Alfred Jordan, Dennis Waits, Greg Grounds and Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection report cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among U.S. children between infancy and age 15; and,
WHEREAS, this tragic disease is detected in nearly 15,000 of our country's young people each and every year; and,
WHEREAS, one in five of our nation's child cancer victims loses his or her battle with cancer; and,
WHEREAS, many infants, children, and teens will suffer from long-term effects of comprehensive treatment, including secondary cancers; and,
WHEREAS, founded over twenty years ago by Steven Firestein, a member of the philanthropic Max Factor cosmetics family, the American Cancer Fund for Children, Inc., and Kids Cancer Connection, Inc., are dedicated to helping these children and their families; and,
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection provide a variety of vital patient psychosocial services to children undergoing cancer treatment at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City and St. Louis Children's Hospital, as well as participating hospitals throughout the country, thereby enhancing the quality of life for these children and their families; and,
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connection also sponsor Courageous Kid Recognition Award ceremonies, community get well cards and hospital celebrations in honor of a child's determination and bravery to fight the battle against childhood cancer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Le...
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