HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09272005 - C21 IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING RESOLUTION NO. 2005/612
THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2005
AS "LUPUS AWARENESS MONTH"
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
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Systematic Lupus Erythematos......... us, ��rnrnonl :galled lupus, is a chroniccomplexoften life-
WHEREASthreatening Autoimm u-ft6,'d`i-8:s- ease;and-'
WHEREAS, lupus strikes'w6'tnen:im. the.prime of their:lives;-ages-�Ci..
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, affecting all aspects of their lives-
family,educarion,career,education;and
WHEREASi:.:..j note people have lupus than AIDS, Cerebral Palsy,Mulriple Sclerosis, Sickle Cell Anemia, and
Cystic Fibrosis;Combined. Early diagnosis,and proper treatment�s critical to the'.....improvement of the
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WHEtEAS,.:researches estirnater"`5 million people=.have bee'..n;dtagnosed will lupus car:related diseases in
the U S:O:, and approximately 100,000 more are 14gnose-d:evety year,ana:.....................................
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upus;Internatio�al founded in 1.983:::;as a 5i�1C�3 n+��p�ofit e��gari�zat�an ..'1"�e primary purpose
of tlz� foundation is to eradicate lupus bar
SUMo�-tt� lu us �es�arch alleviate sufferin for 1upus
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on g�osed .casks through awareness
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NOW, THEREFOR.-.E..", BE::.IT RESOLVED that the--Bo.-:'rd.of'Supe�sars o�Contra Costa. County does
hereby proclaun die month of 06"t"bber-2005.,as"Lupus Awareness..
Month"
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PASSED AND ADOPTED ON:Se-p""tember 27.-20*0�,.b�a ut�ari:mous vote of the Board members present.
GAYLE B. ILKEMA
Chair j
District II Supervis f
JOHN Gi61A . PIEPHO
District I SupervisorDistrict III u isV. '
MARK DeSAULNIER - ��' Fk6.V._..RAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
�D _ I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
� shown:
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ATTESTED: SEPTEMBER 27,21H15
JOHN SWF,ETFN, Clerk df the Beard of Supervisor and Count}
�•<":� � Adininist for ,
B �,�* Deputy
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r'`� COvK'� Iby Superrnsor DeSaulnier,Dist IV