ALS Awarness Month SER o
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Choice of Champions
W3-fEREAS,Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS is better known as Lou Gehrig's disease; and
WHEREAS, ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and
spinal cord; making even the simplest movements—walking, speaking,gesturing—nearly impossible; and
'WHEREAS, approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States are afflicted with ALS at any
given time, with 5,000 new cases appearing each year; and
1N3-1ERE.4.S, as ALS progresses the patient experiences difficulty in swallowing, talking, and
breathing; and
WHEREAS,ALS strikes people regardless of race, sex, age, or ethnicity;and
'WHEREAS, research indicates that military veterans are approximately twice as likely to develop
ALS as those who have not served in the military; and
WHEREAS,ALS has no known cause, means of prevention, or cure; and
WHEREAS, Finding the causes of, and cure for, ALS will prevent the disease from robbing
hundreds of thousands of Americans of their dignity and fives; and
'WHEREAS, a national ALS patient registry, administered by the Centers for Disease Control, is
currently identifying cases of ALS in the United States and may become the single largest ALS research project
ever created; and
WHEREAS,ALS Awareness Month increases the public's awareness of ALS patients' circumstances
and acknowledges the terrible impact this disease has not only on the patient but on his or her family and the
community and recognizes the research being done to eradicate this horrible disease; and
W3[TRE.AS, raising public awareness of this disease will facilitate the discovery of a cure, bring
much needed dollars for support and services for families dealing with ALS.
NOW, THEREFORE, f, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont do hereby proclaim the month
of May, 2018 as
ALS AWARENESS MONTH
IN` vrrmisS Z'V.3IEREOy, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Clermont to be affixed this 22nd day of May, two thousand and eighteen.
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Gail L. Ash, Mayor
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC
City Clerk