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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING MARCH 10-16, 2019, TO BE "MS AWARENESS WEEK" IN THE STATE

OF RHODE ISLAND

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Solomon, Bennett, Johnston, Casey, and Vella-
Wilkinson

     Date Introduced: March 13, 2019

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease of the central nervous

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system, affecting 2.3 million people worldwide; and

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     WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater New England Chapter

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reports that in Rhode Island more than 2,000 people are living with MS, and that the disease

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generally strikes people in the prime of life, between ages 20 through 50, and the cause and

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course of the often debilitating symptoms of MS remain unknown and no cure currently exists;

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and

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     WHEREAS, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been committed for 73 years to

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a world free of MS, heightening public knowledge about and insight into the disease; and

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     WHEREAS, Since 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society has been a driving force

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of MS research, relentlessly pursuing prevention, treatments and a cure, and has invested more

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than $1 billion in groundbreaking research; and

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     WHEREAS, Funds raised through the National Multiple Sclerosis Society fuel $34

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million funding of 320 research projects at the best medical centers, universities and other

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institutions throughout the United States and abroad, leading to many breakthroughs in the

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treatment of MS; and

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     WHEREAS, Stopping MS in its tracks, restoring what has been lost, and ending MS

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forever is the mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and one that all Americans and

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Rhode Islanders should support; now, therefore be it

 

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes the importance of finding the cause and cure of MS and

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expresses its appreciation for the dedication that the National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater

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New England Chapter has shown toward creating a world free of MS; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House hereby proclaims March 10-16, 2019, to be “MS

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Awareness Week” in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That this House hereby commends this observance to all of our citizens and

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encourages all Rhode Islanders to learn more about multiple sclerosis and what they can do to

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support individuals with MS and their families; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Mr. Peter A. Galligan, Chairman, National

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Board of Directors, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and Mr. Robert Garty, Chairman,

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National Multiple Sclerosis Society - Greater New England Chapter.

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