| R 099 |
| 2016 -- H 7900 Enacted 03/09/2016 |
| H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
| RECOGNIZING MARCH 7-13, 2016, AS NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AWARENESS WEEK IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Representatives Nunes, Chippendale, Hearn, Bennett, and Tanzi |
| Date Introduced: March 09, 2016 |
| WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous |
| system, affecting at least 2.3 million people worldwide; and |
| WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter |
| reports that in our state, it serves more than 2,000 people diagnosed with MS, and that the disease |
| generally strikes people in the prime of life, between ages 20 through 50, and causes |
| unpredictable effects in which the progression, severity and specific symptoms cannot be |
| foreseen, and the cause and cure for this often debilitating disease remain unknown; and |
| WHEREAS, The National MS Society, Greater New England Chapter has been |
| committed for more than 65 years to creating a world free of MS, heightening public knowledge |
| about and insight into the disease while mobilizing people and resources so that everyone affected |
| by MS can live their best lives as they stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end |
| MS forever; and |
| WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National MS Society has been a driving force of MS |
| research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatment and a cure and has invested more than 920 |
| million dollars in groundbreaking research; and |
| WHEREAS, Funds raised through the National MS Society fuel the efforts of more than |
| 380 research projects globally totaling nearly 54 million dollars annually at the best medical |
| centers, universities and other institutions throughout the United States and abroad. Because of |
| this, MS research has never been more hopeful than it is today; and |
| WHEREAS, Discovering the cause, finding a cure, and preventing future generations |
| from being diagnosed with MS is an important task that all Americans and Rhode Islanders |
| should support; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
| Providence Plantations hereby recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of MS, a |
| chronic and often devastating disease, and expresses its appreciation and admiration for the |
| dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter, has shown |
| toward a future free of MS; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this House hereby recognizes the week of March 7 – 13, 2016 as |
| "National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week" and encourages all Rhode Islanders to learn more |
| about multiple sclerosis and what they can do to support individuals with MS and their families; |
| and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Warwick office of the National Multiple |
| Sclerosis Society, Greater New England Chapter. |
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