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PRO 2019-22 TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS PROCLAMATION NO. 2019-22 A PROCLAMATION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, SUPPORTING OCTOBER 2019 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN TROPHY CLUB; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States accounting for 30% of newly diagnosed cancers; and WHEREAS, in 2019, about 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women and 2,670 cases will be diagnosed in men in the United States; and WHEREAS, every 2 minutes, one case of breast cancer is diagnosed in a woman in the United States and one in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime; and WHEREAS, mammography, an "x-ray of the breast," is recognized as the single most effective method of detecting breast changes long before physical symptoms can be seen or felt. Early detection and improved treatment is believed to have significantly reduced the number of deaths caused by breast cancer; and WHEREAS, researchers, scientists, and numerous nonprofit organizations, are dedicated to discovering the cure for breast cancer. During the month of October, we acknowledge the extraordinary commitment and effort invested in this cause; and WHEREAS, we recognize that over two and a half million Americans are breast cancer survivors that give us hope of a better future. NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR C. NICK SANDERS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM: OCTOBER 2019 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Section 1. Extending our deepest respect for survivors and those advocating for prevention and a cure. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, this 8th day of October a • �� pp ®F'(ROP,S,� .� Holly Fimb es, Town Sem-et �/ 03 C. Nick Sanders, Mayor Town of Trophy Club, Texas 4 : Town of Trophy Club, Texas 0