City of Philadelphia - File #: 020248

• File #: 020248
• Version: 0
• Type: Privileged Resolution
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/18/2002
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/18/2002
• Title: Declaring the Week of May 27-June 2 as "Wellness Community of Philadelphia Week."
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Miller

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/18/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/18/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/18/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Declaring the Week of May 27-June 2 as “Wellness Community of Philadelphia Week.”

Body

WHEREAS, The Wellness Community of Philadelphia (TWCP) has been serving those with cancer and their loved ones since July of 1993; and

WHEREAS, TWCP has provided over 58,000 hours of programs to over 9,000 people with cancer and their families; and

WHEREAS, TWCP provides support groups, seminars in current trends in cancer treatment, nutrition and exercise classes, stress management techniques, social events and much more to those coping with cancer; and

WHEREAS, Services, which provide a comprehensive program of hope and learning for people with cancer and their families, are offered free of charge through The Wellness Community of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, When The Wellness Community of Philadelphia relocated to Ridgeland in Fairmount Park, they preserved one of the City's most beautiful historic properties at no cost to City taxpayers; and

WHEREAS, The nation is celebrating the fifteenth annual National Cancer Survivors' Day on June 2, 2002 and The Wellness Community of Philadelphia will recognize this special day with a “Celebration of Hope” on May 31; and

WHEREAS, The fourth annual “Celebration of Hope”, which will offer educational conferences on cancer, as well as a gala dinner and awards ceremony is fast approaching and that provides this City Council an ideal opportunity to honor this well deserving organization; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby declare the Week of May 27-June 2, 2002 as “Wellness Community of Philadelphia Week.”

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to The Wellness Community of Philadelphia as evidence of the sincere sentiments of this legislative body.

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