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