Full Text of HR0939 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor the Myra Rubenstein Weis | 4 | | Health Resource Center and Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, | 5 | | and their mission to promote health education and awareness to | 6 | | the communities served by Highland Park Hospital and NorthShore | 7 | | University HealthSystem; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, established the | 9 | | Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center at NorthShore | 10 | | Highland Park Hospital in memory of Eileen's sister Myra, who | 11 | | died of breast cancer in 1990 at the age of 49; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Goldsteins partnered with family and friends | 13 | | to create the Center, housed on the first floor of the | 14 | | Hospital, so that patients could get confidential and credible | 15 | | health information; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, It was 16 years ago when Myra Rubenstein Weis held | 17 | | its first luncheon to raise funds for the Center and other | 18 | | patient-centered programs; as founders and honorary chairs, | 19 | | the Goldsteins help to underwrite the cost of the luncheon, and | 20 | | their family and friends do their part as well; the parade of | 21 | | the faithful attend the event and raise funds for Myra | 22 | | Rubenstein Weis-sponsored programs every year; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, What began as a tribute to honor Myra is now a | 2 | | vital part of NorthShore and the communities it serves; to date | 3 | | the group takes great pride in the projects it has funded, | 4 | | including providing free health information and health | 5 | | screenings; participating in and supporting community health | 6 | | fairs, outreach programs, and support groups; delivering | 7 | | health information to patients and families at NorthShore | 8 | | Highland Park Hospital; supporting breast cancer early | 9 | | detection with self-instruction video and breast models; | 10 | | funding a televised patient education channel in patient rooms | 11 | | at NorthShore Hospitals; funding the Living in the Future | 12 | | (LIFE) Cancer Survivorship Program and its Myra Rubenstein Weis | 13 | | Survivorship 101 seminar series: Thrivership; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Last year's luncheon grossed over $135,000, | 15 | | bringing the group to nearly one million dollars raised since | 16 | | beginning; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we honor the Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center and | 20 | | Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, on the occasion of the annual | 21 | | benefit luncheon and thank them for all they do for the | 22 | | community; and be it further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Eileen and Paul D. Goldstein, MD, as a symbol of | 3 | | our respect and esteem.
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