SP0707, , 128th Maine State Legislature
JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARY'S WALK IN ITS 20TH YEAR RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH

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JOINT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARY'S WALK IN ITS 20TH YEAR RAISING MONEY FOR CANCER RESEARCH
WHEREAS, Mary Kerry Libby lost her courageous battle with cancer on March 7, 1997; and
WHEREAS,  her husband, Gene Libby, and the Libby and Kerry families founded the Mary's Walk event in her memory to raise money to support cancer research and provide programs that support Maine cancer patients; and
WHEREAS,  Mary's Walk was formed as a Maine nonprofit corporation in 1999 and is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors; and
WHEREAS,  over the course of 20 years, Mary's Walk has been supported by over 60,000 participants and thousands of volunteers and has raised and donated over $3,000,000 to the Maine Cancer Foundation; and
WHEREAS,  Mary's Walk has funded programs that include early cancer detection, rural transportation initiatives and navigator programs to assist cancer patients with access to medical care; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature now assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this opportunity to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Mary's Walk and to recognize the selfless devotion of its volunteers and the financial support it provides that makes a difference in the fight against cancer for the people of Maine; and be it further
RESOLVED: That suitable copies of this resolution, duly authenticated by the Secretary of State, be transmitted to the Board of Directors of Mary's Walk.

SP0707, LR 2963, item 1, Session - 128th Maine Legislature, page