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Sullivan County proclaims November Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and Nov. 20 Transgender Remembrance Day
Summary
The Sullivan County Health & Human Services Committee read two proclamations: declaring November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and designating Nov. 20, 2025, as Transgender Remembrance Day, and invited residents to a remembrance ceremony in Callicoon.
The Sullivan County Legislature's Health & Human Services Committee opened its November meeting with two proclamations recognizing public health and community remembrance days.
Chair read a proclamation declaring November as Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, citing national estimates and noting that Sullivan County records "over a dozen" pancreatic cancer cases annually, many detected at late stages. The proclamation honored individuals and caregivers affected by the disease and urged residents to support research and early-detection efforts.
The committee also read a proclamation designating Nov. 20, 2025, as Transgender Remembrance Day in Sullivan County. The reading cited national statistics from the Williams Institute and the Trans Remembrance Project, named individuals who died due to anti-transgender violence or suicide, and urged county residents to honor those lives and commit to creating a safer community.
The chair invited attendees to a group photo and announced a local remembrance ceremony at Saint James Church in Callicoon on Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
The proclamations are ceremonial resolutions adopted by the committee and do not create new county expenditures or regulatory changes; they serve as public recognition and a call to community action and remembrance.
