Bill Text: PA SR412 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating the week of September 26 through October 2, 2010, as "ConKerr Cancer Miles of Pillowcase Smiles Week" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2010-09-29 - Introduced and adopted [SR412 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SR412-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 2251
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 412 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY DINNIMAN, BOSCOLA, COSTA, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FONTANA, KASUNIC, MELLOW, O'PAKE, ORIE, PILEGGI, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, STACK, TARTAGLIONE, WAUGH AND ALLOWAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
A RESOLUTION
Designating the week of September 26 through October 2, 2010, as
"ConKerr Cancer Miles of Pillowcase Smiles Week" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, ConKerr Cancer will provide miles of pillowcase
smiles across this Commonwealth during the week of September 26;
and
WHEREAS, ConKerr Cancer is an organization founded by Gavin
and Cindy Kerr after their son Ryan was diagnosed with a rare
bone cancer at the age of 12; and
WHEREAS, The organization provides bright and whimsical
pillowcases for ill children to brighten their hospital rooms;
and
WHEREAS, In just three years, ConKerr Cancer has provided
more than 225,000 pillowcases to children in 204 hospitals
across North America and South Africa; and
WHEREAS, Numerous church groups, sewing circles, schools and
fabric stores have joined the organization in giving sick
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children reason to smile; and
WHEREAS, In Pennsylvania, ConKerr Cancer serves children at
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Children's Hospital of
Pittsburgh, Janet Weis Children's Hospital at Geisinger, St.
Christopher's Children's Hospital, Shriner's Hospital, Penn
State Hershey Medical Center, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Reading
Medical Center and looks to expand; and
WHEREAS, The National Cancer Institute appropriately invests
more than $4.8 billion a year on cancer research, but
significantly less than that is spent on helping families cope
with the terrifying experience of having an ill child; and
WHEREAS, Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease
among children in the United States between infancy and 15 years
of age; and
WHEREAS, More than 8,500 children under 15 years of age are
diagnosed with pediatric cancer each year in the United States
with the average age being two years of age; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the importance of raising
awareness of pediatric cancer and also the importance of
providing support to families coping with their children's
illness and to the children themselves; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the week of September 26
through October 2, 2010, as "ConKerr Cancer Miles of Pillowcase
Smiles Week" in Pennsylvania.
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