HR0939 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to honor the Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center and Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, and their mission to promote health education and awareness to the communities served by Highland Park Hospital and NorthShore University HealthSystem; and

WHEREAS, Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, established the Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital in memory of Eileen's sister Myra, who died of breast cancer in 1990 at the age of 49; and

WHEREAS, The Goldsteins partnered with family and friends to create the Center, housed on the first floor of the Hospital, so that patients could get confidential and credible health information; and

WHEREAS, It was 16 years ago when Myra Rubenstein Weis held its first luncheon to raise funds for the Center and other patient-centered programs; as founders and honorary chairs, the Goldsteins help to underwrite the cost of the luncheon, and their family and friends do their part as well; the parade of the faithful attend the event and raise funds for Myra Rubenstein Weis-sponsored programs every year; and

WHEREAS, What began as a tribute to honor Myra is now a vital part of NorthShore and the communities it serves; to date the group takes great pride in the projects it has funded, including providing free health information and health screenings; participating in and supporting community health fairs, outreach programs, and support groups; delivering health information to patients and families at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital; supporting breast cancer early detection with self-instruction video and breast models; funding a televised patient education channel in patient rooms at NorthShore Hospitals; funding the Living in the Future (LIFE) Cancer Survivorship Program and its Myra Rubenstein Weis Survivorship 101 seminar series: Thrivership; and

WHEREAS, Last year's luncheon grossed over $135,000, bringing the group to nearly one million dollars raised since beginning; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor the Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center and Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, on the occasion of the annual benefit luncheon and thank them for all they do for the community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.