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BATTLE CANCER 1N PETAL UMA WEEK-MAY 11-17,2014
WHEREAS, blood cancers are the #3 cancer killer in North America; and
WHEREAS, approximately every four minutes one person in the United States is
diagnosed with a blood cancer; and
WHEREAS, approximately every ten minutes someone dies from a blood cancer; and
WHEREAS, an estimated combined total of 140,310 people in the US were expected to
have been diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma or myeloma last year; and
WHEREAS, leukemia causes more deaths than any other cancer among children,
adolescents and young adults under the age of 20; and
WHEREAS, over 1,012,500 people in the United States are living with, or are in
remission, from blood cancers; and
WHEREAS, the Leukemia& Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary
(nonprofit)health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing
education and patient services; and
WHEREAS, several events are taking place in May in Petaluma in support of the LLS:
a spin class on May 9th at Active Sports; a yoga class on May 14th at Renew Studio; a workout
class on May 15th at LaSalle Fitness; a bootcamp class on May 19 at Luma; a silent auction on
May 21St at Active Sports; a Hill challenge on May 31; finishing with a Dine-and-Donate on June ,
5th at Ray's Deli. Go to BattleCancerinPetaluma.com for details! 1
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby designate May 11-17, 2014 as Battle
Cancer In Petaluma Week and encourage all residents of Petaluma to learn more about blood
cancers.
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