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Lycoming County proclaims September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; Think Big director urges more research funding
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Lycoming County Commissioners read and presented a proclamation declaring September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Diane Dutko, executive director of Think Big Pediatric Cancer Fund, described the charity’s work and urged greater federal research funding for pediatric cancers.
Lycoming County Commissioners on Tuesday read and presented a proclamation declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, honoring children currently battling cancer, survivors and families who have lost children to the disease. Commissioner Mark C. Sortman read the proclamation on behalf of the board, and the document was signed on behalf of the commissioners by Chairman Scott L. Metzger, Vice Chairman Mark C. Sortman and Secretary Mark Messina. Diane Dutko, executive director of Think Big Pediatric Cancer Fund, traveled from Luzerne County to…
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