CC 2013-09-24_06.b. Proclamation - Childhood Cancer AwarenessCITY OF
HONORARY PROCLAMATION DECLARING
SEPTEMBER 2013 AS
"CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH"
WHEREAS, families, caregivers, charities, and research groups across the United States, as well as our
national government, are observing the month of September as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" to ·
memorlallze the young lives that have been taken too soon, and to honor those fighting and those .who have
survived, but yet face major health challenges associated with this disease; and
WHEREAS, with an estimated 13,500 children under the age of 18 diagnosed with cancer in 2013, childhood
cancer has been Identified as the leading cause of death among children under the age of 18 years, and the
Incidence of childhood cancers is increasing at a more rapid rate than any other age group; and
WHEREAS, the American Cancer Fund for Children and Kids Cancer Connec~ion provide a variety of vital
patient psychosocial services to children undergoing cancer treatment at Santa Barbara Cottage Children's
Hospital and City of Hope National Medical Center, as well as participating hospitals throughout the country,
thereby enhancing the quality of life for these children and their families; and
WHEREAS; each year tens of thousands of children across our country face the battle of cancer with
incredible bravery and inspiring hope; however, while progress against some childhood cancers has been
made, cure rates for many forms of childhood cancer remain at less than 50 percent.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Tony Ferrara, Mayor of the City of Arroyo Grande, on behalf of
the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2013 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness
Month" in the City of Arroyo Grande.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
Seal of the City of Arroyo Grande to be affixed this 24th day of September 2013.
TONY FERRARA, MAYOR
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