HomeMy WebLinkAbout16-179RESOLUTION NO. 16-179
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 2016 AS
"BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" AND SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 AS
"MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER DAY" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. Breast Cancer is the most frequently diagnosed form of cancer in women and is also diagnosed
in men. In 2016, it is expected that 246,660 women and 2,600 men will be newly diagnosed with
invasive breast cancer in the United States.
2. Death rates from breast cancer have been declining since 1989, with larger decreases in
women under age 50. These decreases are believed to be the result of treatment advances, early
detection through screening, and increased awareness.
3. Florida ranks second in the nation for the number of people who die from breast cancer. It
is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. The survival rate of breast cancer, if detected
in an early stage, is 100% and only 22% if detected in a late stage. There are more than 2.8 million
breast cancer survivors in the US and this includes women still being treated and those who have
completed treatment.
4. The American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk is a powerful event
to raise awareness and funds to end breast cancer. As the largest network of breast cancer events in
the nation, the noncompetitive three to five mile walks unite nearly 300 communities with a shared
determination to finish the fight.
5. Funds raised through the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk of St. Lucie Countyenable
theAmerican CancerSocietyto save lives from breast cancer byfunding groundbreaking breast cancer
research, providing free, comprehensive information and support to those touched by breast cancer;
and helping reduce their breast cancer risk or find it early when it is most treatable.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim the month of October 2016 as "BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
MONTH" and Saturday, October 29, 2016 as "MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER DAY" in
St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board also encourages citizens to participate in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Walk at the Mets Stadium/Tradition Field in St. Lucie County on October 29, 2016 at 9:00 am to
celebrate breast cancer survivors, pay tribute to those lost to the disease, and raise funds to end
breast cancer once and for all.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18`h day of October 2016.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COLMYTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COONTYALORIDA
APPROVED AS 11"Q-LMALFXWM AND CORRECTNESS:
COUNTY'ATTORNEY