DocumentsCorrespondenceApr 18, 2017Pages 95–96
Correspondence — Huntington Society of Canada: Request to Fly the Huntington Flag at City Hall
Correspondence from the Huntington Society of Canada requesting permission to fly the Huntington flag at City Hall for one week in May.
Key facts
- Submitter: Huntington Society of Canada
- Request: Fly Huntington flag at City Hall for one week in May
- Agenda listing: Correspondence item (p.95)
Huntington Society of Canada — Letter to The Honourable Stewart Young (March 7, 2017)
Huntington Society of Canada
HUNTINGTON
Societe Huntington du Canada
March 7, 2017
The Honourable Stewart Young
City of Langford
2nd Floor, 877 Goldstream Avenue
Langford, BC V9B 2X8
Dear Mayor Young,
May 2017 will be recognized as Huntington Awareness Month. Huntington disease (HD) is a debilitating brain disorder that does not currently have a cure. About one in every 7,000 Canadians has HD and approximately one in every 5,500 is at-risk of developing the disease. Many more are touched by HD as a caregiver, family member or friend. HD causes cells in specific parts of the brain to die. The disease leads to incapacitation and, eventually, death. It is likened to experiencing the symptoms of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and schizophrenia all in one disease.
To help generate awareness, volunteers across the country are asking mayors to join us in this declaration. Huntington Awareness Month reflects the Huntington Society of Canada's mission, which is to aspire to a world free from HD. The Society strives to: maximize the quality of life of people living with HD by delivering services; enable others to understand the disease; and further research to slow and to prevent HD. The Society works with health and social services professionals to enable them to better serve people living with HD. Our local chapter has organized a Light Up the Legislature for HD event on Friday, May 5th (our second year), a Run/Walk to End Huntington's Disease on May 7th and Tat's for a Cure 3.0 on May 13th.
As your constituent, and as a retired veteran who has Huntington Disease, I am taking this opportunity to be proactive and empower myself to do something positive. I ask that you help me raise awareness of this serious and debilitating condition by issuing a proclamation declaring May 2017 Huntington Disease Awareness Month.
The Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) is a respected leader in the worldwide effort to end Huntington disease. HSC is the only Canadian health charity dedicated to providing help and hope for families dealing with HD across Canada.
Please help draw attention to this devastating disease. Help the citizens of Langford learn about the importance of increasing funding for research and services in our local area. Please formally proclaim May 2017 as Huntington Awareness Month in Langford. I would also like to request that the Huntington Society of Canada flag be flown outside City Hall during the third or fourth week of May.
Respectfully Submitted,
L. Hedl y Cu lien
2-3220 Loledo Place
Langford, BC V9C 3W6
Email: hsc.southvancouverisland@yahoo.corn
Web: http://www.huntingtonsocietv.ca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/285790031618411/
City of Langford — PROCLAMATION: "Huntington Awareness Month" (May 2017)
PROCLAMATION
"Huntington Awareness Month"
May 2017
WHEREAS
Huntington disease is a debilitating brain disorder that does not currently have a cure; and
WHEREAS
one in every 7,000 Canadians has HD and approximately one in every 5,000 is at-risk of developing the disease. Many more are touched by HD as a caregiver, family member or friend; and
WHEREAS
HD causes cells in specific parts of the brain to die. The disease leads to incapacitation and, eventually, death. It is likened to experiencing the symptoms of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Schizophrenia all in one; and
WHEREAS
Huntington Awareness Month reflects the Huntington Society of Canada's mission, which is to aspire to a world free from HD. The Society strives to: maintain the quality of life of people living with HO by delivering services; enable others to understand the disease; and further research to slow and to prevent HD; and
WHEREAS
the Society works with health and social services professionals to enable them to better serve people living with HD; and
WHEREAS
the Huntington Society of Canada (HSC) is a respected leader in the worldwide effort to end Huntington disease. HSC is the only Canadian health charity dedicated to providing help and hope for families dealing with HD across Canada.
NOW THEREFORE I, Stewart Young, Mayor of the City of Langford do hereby proclaim the month of May 2017 as "Huntington Awareness Month" in the City of Langford of the Province of British Columbia and the Traditional Territories of the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations
MAYOR
ROGER WADE
ACTING MAYOR