PRINTER'S NO. 3261
No. 609 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY STABACK, MAJOR, BAKER, BELFANTI, BISHOP, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, COHEN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KENNEY, KULA, MAHONEY, MANN, MANTZ, MILLARD, MOUL, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE, PARKER, PEIFER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, SWANGER, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, WANSACZ, J. WHITE, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, MURT AND WALKO, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating March 27, 2008, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for 2 Colon Cancer Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania. 3 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of 4 cancer deaths in this Commonwealth, killing nearly 3,000 5 citizens each year; and 6 WHEREAS, Colorectal cancer is the most commonly diagnosed 7 cancer in the northeastern Pennsylvania counties of Lackawanna, 8 Luzerne, Wyoming, Susquehanna, Pike and Wayne, with 700 cases 9 diagnosed and 300 deaths each year; and 10 WHEREAS, The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute has 11 developed and implemented a targeted colorectal cancer awareness 12 program promoting lifesaving cancer screening and lifestyle 13 changes, including outreach and education; and
1 WHEREAS, Helen Phillips, a leading community volunteer from 2 northeastern Pennsylvania, died of colorectal cancer; and 3 WHEREAS, Family members and community leaders throughout 4 northeastern Pennsylvania have come together to honor Helen 5 Phillips and promote colorectal cancer awareness through a 6 program known as CASUAL - Colorectal Cancer Awareness Saves 7 Unlimited Adult Lives; and 8 WHEREAS, March has been set aside as "National Colorectal 9 Cancer Awareness Month," and the last Wednesday of the month- 10 long observance is recognized as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for 11 Colon Cancer Awareness"; therefore be it 12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March 13 27, 2008, as "Helen Phillips CASUAL Day for Colon Cancer 14 Awareness" in northeastern Pennsylvania. A31L82DMS/20080H0609R3261 - 2 -