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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, childhood cancer is the number one disease killer and second
leading cause of death (exceeded only by accidents) of children; and
WHEREAS, every school day, 36 young people, or two classrooms of
students, are diagnosed with cancer in this country; and
WHEREAS, currently over 40,000 children and adolescents are being
treated for childhood cancers; and
WHEREAS, the incidence of childhood cancer has increased every year
for the past 20 years; and
WHEREAS, every year over 2,500 children under the age of 20 lose their
lives to cancer; and
WHEREAS, our children are our most precious resource and are truly
golden in our hearts;
NOW THEREFORE, I DALE ROSS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, do hereby proclaim September 2014 as
NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
in Georgetown, Texas