PRO 2016-10 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
PROCLAMATION NO. 2016-10
A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, SUPPORTING THE LEUKEMIA AND
LYMPHOMA SOCIETY IN PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 2016 AS
BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, in the United States, an estimated 1 ,237,824 people are living with,
or are in remission from, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma or other form of blood cancer,
with an estimated 171,550 new cases expected to be diagnosed in 2016, and
WHEREAS, leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers will kill an
estimated 58,320 people in the United States this year alone, and
WHEREAS, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), exists to find cures and
ensure access to treatments for blood cancer patients, and
WHEREAS, LLS maintains offices in Dallas and Fort Worth to help improve the
quality of life for blood cancer patients and their families in the State of Texas, and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas is similarly committed to the eradication of these
diseases and supports the treatment of blood cancer patients and their families, and
WHEREAS, the Town of Trophy Club encourages private efforts to enhance
research funding and education programs that are saving lives not someday, but today.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY
PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2016 AS:
BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Section 1. The Town of Trophy Club joins with LLS in designating the month of
September 2016 as Blood Cancer Awareness Month to educate its residents about the
need for finding cures and creating access to treatments for all types of blood cancers;
and
Section 2. Encourages its residents to get involved with LLS, from participation
in fundraising campaigns, to making a donation or volunteering; and to fund lifesaving
research to advance breakthrough therapies for blood cancer patients.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas,
this 13th day of September 2016.
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