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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Carson Leslie Foundation is making a positive |
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impact through its efforts in behalf of children battling cancer; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In 2010, the foundation was established by Annette |
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Leslie just a few months following the untimely death of her |
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17-year-old son, Carson; the organization is dedicated to raising |
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funds for pediatric cancer and enriching the lives of teenage |
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cancer patients; and |
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WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society reports that cancer is |
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the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of |
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15; one in every 285 Americans develops cancer before the age of 20, |
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and the incidence of invasive pediatric cancers has gone up 29 |
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percent in the past 20 years; some pediatric brain cancers are |
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terminal upon diagnosis, and no new protocols have been developed |
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in three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Carson Leslie Foundation |
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has sponsored a variety of fund-raising events; it secured a $3.2 |
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million partnership with the Cancer Prevention and Research |
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Institute of Texas, and grants from the Carson Leslie Awards for |
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Pediatric Brain Cancers are now supporting research at The |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Baylor College of |
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Medicine, and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center; and |
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WHEREAS, The medical community has long recognized the need |
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to expand research in pediatric brain cancer, and the Carson Leslie |
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Foundation is playing a vital role through its commitment to |
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increasing funding for these vital endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Carson Leslie Foundation for raising |
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funds to combat pediatric cancer and extend to all those associated |
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with the organization sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Villalba |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 734 was adopted by the House on March |
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12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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