PRINTER'S NO. 1484
No. 202 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY C. WILLIAMS, FUMO, LAVALLE, GREENLEAF, RAFFERTY,
FERLO, TARTAGLIONE, KITCHEN, FONTANA, WASHINGTON, STOUT,
ERICKSON, ORIE, COSTA, D. WHITE, O'PAKE, PIPPY, STACK,
ARMSTRONG, MUSTO, BROWNE, HUGHES AND EARLL, OCTOBER 22, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 22, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing the week of October 21 through 27, 2007, as
2 "National Massage Therapy Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Consumers spend in excess of $2 billion to $4
4 billion annually on massage therapy; and
5 WHEREAS, Therapeutic massage can benefit people of all ages;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, According to a recent survey, 22% of consumers
8 reported having a massage from a massage therapist in the past
9 12 months; and
10 WHEREAS, An estimated 46.9 million American adults had a
11 massage in the past 12 months, which was 2.2 million more than
12 the previous year; and
13 WHEREAS, The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), a
14 52,000-member professional association for massage therapists,
15 provides consumer and professional education on massage and
16 helps consumers and health professionals locate qualified
17 massage therapists in their area; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of October 21
2 through 27, 2007, as "National Massage Therapy Awareness Week"
3 in Pennsylvania.
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