Full Text of HR0414 95th General Assembly
HR0414 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization | 3 |
| Illinois Affiliate is a vital lifeline providing hope, | 4 |
| empowerment, education, and perseverance in the face of a | 5 |
| disease that touches millions; and
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| WHEREAS, Founded in Chicago in 1978 by two breast cancer | 7 |
| patients, Y-ME now serves as the nation's premier resource for | 8 |
| breast cancer information, education, and support; and
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| WHEREAS, With nearly 20,000 women expected to be diagnosed | 10 |
| with breast cancer this year alone, the demand for services and | 11 |
| support of Y-ME is critical; and
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| WHEREAS, The Y-ME Organization provides immediate, | 13 |
| relevant, and free-of-charge services to people who have been | 14 |
| touched by breast cancer either personally or through a loved | 15 |
| one; and
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| WHEREAS, Y-ME has successfully reached thousands of women | 17 |
| and their families throughout the State of Illinois and is | 18 |
| committed to increasing access to breast cancer resources in | 19 |
| under-served communities; and
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| WHEREAS, Y-ME Illinois continues to provide the leadership |
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| necessary to fulfill its mission of lessening the impact of | 2 |
| breast cancer, creating breast cancer awareness, and ensuring | 3 |
| that no one faces breast cancer alone; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, On June 3, 2007, Y-ME Illinois will hold its first | 5 |
| annual Breast Cancer Walk in Springfield, Illinois; therefore, | 6 |
| be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| declare June 3, 2007 to be "Y-ME Illinois Day".
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