Bill Text: PA SR228 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating November 17, 2011, as "Children's Grief Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2011-11-14 - Introduced and adopted [SR228 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR228-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1785
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 228 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY VANCE, WARD, PILEGGI, ORIE, ALLOWAY, SCHWANK, STACK, EARLL, ERICKSON, RAFFERTY, BROWNE, BRUBAKER, GREENLEAF, PIPPY, TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, COSTA, DINNIMAN, FARNESE, FERLO, FONTANA, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, SOLOBAY AND TARTAGLIONE, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 14, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 17, 2011, as "Children's Grief Awareness
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Children who have had a loved one die, especially a
close family member, can carry that loss within them forever,
and it sometimes causes confusion in their minds as to why their
loved one was taken away; and
WHEREAS, Highmark Caring Place is a center for grieving
children, adolescents and their families, and there are four
Caring Place centers throughout this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Some families regard Highmark Caring Place centers
as the salvation of their family unit, a place where, above all,
they can find comfort, understanding and help in time of grief;
and
WHEREAS, "Children's Grief Awareness Day" was begun in this
Commonwealth by the Highmark Caring Place in 2008 in order to
help others understand the impact of death on children and their
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need for support; and
WHEREAS, "Children's Grief Awareness Day" is observed every
year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, immediately preceding
the winter holidays, which can be a particularly difficult time
for grieving children; and
WHEREAS, A simple way to participate is to encourage as many
people as possible to wear blue on that day as a symbol of
support for "Children's Grief Awareness Day"; and
WHEREAS, The Caring Team for Children is an initiative of
Highmark Caring Place which encompasses hundreds of schools,
businesses and community partners working together to increase a
common awareness of the needs of grieving children; and
WHEREAS, This year, on November 17, 2011, Caring Team for
Children schools, along with children and adults from all walks
of life across Pennsylvania will join together with thousands of
others nationally and internationally to show their support for
grieving children by participating in "Children's Grief
Awareness Day"; and
WHEREAS, The Senate applauds the work being accomplished by
the Highmark Caring Place and the Caring Team for Children
schools across this Commonwealth; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate November 17, 2011, as
"Children's Grief Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.
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