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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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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

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     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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