RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF OCTOBER 18, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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WHEREAS, October is recognized internationally as Breast Cancer Awareness month, with the goal of raising funds for research into the cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure for breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, events are organized worldwide in October to raise awareness of the disease and promote screening to aid in its detection, including walks and runs, the pink illumination of landmark buildings and wearing pink ribbons in support of those affected by breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in the United States, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women regardless of race or ethnicity, the most common cause of death from cancer among Hispanic women and the second most common cause of death from cancer among white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native women; and
WHEREAS, current statistics suggest that nearly 3 in 100,000 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer annually, and;
WHEREAS, monthly screenings can help detect breast cancer in its early stages and thus lead to better treatment outcomes; and
WHEREAS, breast cancer affects both women and men, and ultimately a breast cancer diagnosis affects families as a whole, which is why awareness and prevention are so important; and
WHEREAS, doctors and researchers like Ghizlane Bouzghar Bahij, a Fellow at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University are working tirelessly to find a cure; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, hereby recognize October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and urge our fellow citizens to take note of, and to participate in, the special activities arranged in observance of this event; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably embossed, be presented to Dr. Ghizlane Bouzghar Bahij.
Dated: October 18, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; KEN DUNKIN; MARTIN J. DURKAN; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan Morakalis, General Counsel