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| 2017 -- S 0537 Enacted 03/09/2017 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MARCH 5TH THROUGH 11TH, 2017, TO BE "MS AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Paiva Weed, Goodwin, Gallo, and Goldin |
| Date Introduced: March 09, 2017 |
| WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous |
| system, affecting 2.3 million people worldwide; and |
| WHEREAS, According to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England |
| Chapter, the disease generally strikes people in the prime of life, between the ages of 20 through |
| 50. The cause and course of the often debilitating symptoms of MS remain unknown and no cure |
| currently exists; and |
| WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been committed for more than |
| 70 years to a world free of MS, heightening public knowledge about and insight into the disease; |
| and |
| WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving force |
| of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments and a cure, and has invested more |
| than $900 million in groundbreaking research; and |
| WHEREAS, Funds raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel $42.1 |
| million of funding for 380 research projects at the best medical centers, universities and other |
| institutions throughout the United States and abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the |
| treatment of MS; and |
| WHEREAS, Stopping MS in its tracks, restoring what has been lost, and ending MS |
| forever is the mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and one that all Americans and |
| Rhode Islanders should support; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of MS and expresses its |
| appreciation for the dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Greater New England |
| Chapter, has shown toward creating a world free of MS; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby proclaims the week of March 5th through 11th, |
| 2017, to be "MS Awareness Week" in the State of Rhode Island; 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 Mr. Peter A. Galligan, Chairman of the Board, |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society. |
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