Florida Senate - 2015                            (NP)    SR 1622
       
       
        
       By Senator Montford
       
       
       
       
       
       3-03096-15                                            20151622__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the unique and exemplary
    3         efforts of Casting for Recovery.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, Casting for Recovery was founded in 1996 in
    6  Manchester, Vermont, by a breast cancer reconstructive surgeon
    7  and a professional fly fisher, and
    8         WHEREAS, Casting for Recovery is an effort to enhance the
    9  quality of life of women with breast cancer through a unique
   10  program that combines breast cancer education and peer support
   11  with the therapeutic sport of fly fishing, and
   12         WHEREAS, Casting for Recovery provides an opportunity for
   13  women whose lives have been affected by breast cancer to gather
   14  in a natural setting and address quality of life and
   15  survivorship issues with other women in similar circumstances,
   16  and
   17         WHEREAS, more than 1,600 volunteers are involved in Casting
   18  for Recovery nationwide, including medical and psychosocial
   19  professionals, fly-fishing instructors, and alumnae, who stand
   20  with participants ranging in age from 25 to 90 who come from
   21  diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   23  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   25         That Casting for Recovery is recognized for its unique and
   26  exemplary efforts on behalf of women with breast cancer and
   27  breast cancer survivors.