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P R O C L A M A T I O N
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 GEORGE GARVER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, do hereby proclaim September 2013 as
NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
in Georgetown, Texas