RESOLUTION HONORING A SILVER LINING FOUNDATION
WHEREAS, On October 6, 2012 at a gala in the Hyatt McCormick Place, A Silver Lining Foundation, an outstanding eleemosynary organization, will celebrate a decade of developing meaningful partnerships with community, advocacy and healthcare organizations on behalf of individuals who face the daunting diagnosis of breast cancer; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 2002 by Dr. Sandy Goldberg, who is also a breast cancer survivor, the mission of A Silver Lining Foundation is to ensure dignified, respectful and equal access to quality cancer education and services for all regardless of their socioeconomic status; and
WHEREAS, A Silver Lining Foundation sponsors four programs, each an outgrowth of the previous one. The Chicagoland Cancer Information Coalition provides cancer resource information and treatment options, The Evelyn Goldberg Center (named for Dr. Goldberg's mother) provides quality of life services to medically underserved individuals going through cancer treatment and "Buy A Mom A Mammogram" funds cost free screening mammograms and diagnostic follow up to women (and men) who otherwise would not be able to afford these potentially lifesaving tests. The most recent program funded by the foundation is "Keep aBreast", an interactive breast cancer awareness multimedia presentation designed specifically for young women ages 15 to 19 that stresses the vital importance of early detection; and
WHEREAS, With the real challenge of affordable healthcare continuing to slip out of reach, swelling the ranks of the 50 million currently uninsured in our country, A Silver Lining Foundation hopes to provide part ofthe answer to that challenge by making sure no one falls through the cracks; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman of the 2nd Ward and also a cancer survivor, has apprised this august body of the remarkable accomplishment and significant milestone reached by this extraordinary charitable foundation; now therefo...
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