PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Resolution #35-2025 — 2025-09-22

WHEREAS

Breast Cancer is the most common cancer in women in the United States, except for skin cancer, accounting for about 30% or 1 in 3 of all new female cancers each year. The American Cancer Society estimates there will be almost 317,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer diagnosed in the United States in 2025, and
improvements in early detection and treatment contributed to a 44% decline in the breast cancer death rate in the United States since 1989, and
early detection saves lives. When caught in its earliest, localized stages, the 5-yr relative survival rate for breast cancer is 99%, and
every October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we honor those women battling breast cancer, along with the families, researchers, and health care providers whose hard work gives hope to those living with breast cancer, and
we want to encourage all residents, government agencies, and local businesses to participate in activities that will increase awareness of the fight against breast cancer.

we, the Village Board of the Village of Red Hook do proclaim the month of October 2025 as: BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
we, the Village Board of the Village of Red Hook invite the community to 'Light the Village Pink' in celebration during the month of October.