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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stephanie Simpson has been named a 2015 Woman of the |
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Year candidate by the South Central Texas Chapter of the Leukemia |
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and Lymphoma Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society |
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sponsors a 10-week Man and Woman of the Year campaign to raise funds |
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for research; candidates employ their leadership skills and |
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resources to collect donations in honor of local children who are |
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blood cancer survivors, and the volunteer who achieves the highest |
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"vote" total earns the prestigious title of Man or Woman of the |
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Year; in 2014 alone, the South Central Texas Chapter raised more |
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than $550,000 in its campaign to benefit this worthy cause; and |
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WHEREAS, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society has supported |
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groundbreaking research since 1949; moreover, it provides |
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information and support services for patients and their families, |
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and it works to improve access to the latest individual therapy |
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options and clinical trials; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her endeavors as a candidate in the Leukemia |
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and Lymphoma Society's Woman of the Year program, Stephanie Simpson |
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is furthering the organization's important mission and helping to |
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raise public awareness of the need to find a cure for blood cancers; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Stephanie Simpson on her selection |
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as a 2015 Woman of the Year candidate by the South Central Texas |
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Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and commend her for her |
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dedication to the organization's worthy goals; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Simpson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |