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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #11035
BY: Commissioner Nancy Quarles, District 023
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNI G THE "GO RED FOR WOMEN"
CAMPAIGN IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the American Heart Association reports that more women die of cardiovascular
disease and stroke than the next four causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer;
and
WHEREAS heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of women, taking the life of 1 in 3 women each
year — this is nearly 500,000 American women; and
WHEREAS to dispel the myths and raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer
of women, in 2004, the American Heart Association created Go Red For Women — a
passionate, emotional, social initiative designed to empower women to take charge of their
heart health and to educate women about heart disease and its prevention; and
WHEREAS Go Red for Women is the American Heart Association's nationwide movement that
celebrates the energy, passion and power we have as women to band together and fight heart
disease, the No. 1 killer of American women; and
WHEREAS Oakland County Wellness is supporting "Making It Your Mission" to fight heart
disease and supporting Go Red For Women's mission to stop heart disease in our lifetime; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Oakfit Wellness Programs invited employees to participate in
the fight against heart disease by wearing red for women on Friday, February 4, 2011.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners,
hereby proclaims its support for the "Go Red for Women Day" in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners applauds the
initiative of the Oakland County Oakfit Wellness program in encouraging Oakland County
employees to support the fight against heart disease by wearing red for women on Friday,
February 4, 2011, and making a voluntary $1.00 donation to the American Heart Acsnniation,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners proudly thanks
employees and citizens who wore red in recognition of family, friends, and neighbors who have
suffered from heart disease and as a show of support to fight this deadly disease. By working
together to increase awareness about the risk factors for this devastating disease and taking
actions to reduce them, we can save thousands of lives each year;
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #11035 February 9, 2011
Moved by Quarles supported by Middleton to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#11035 — Board of Commissioners — Recognizing the "Go Red for Women" Campaign in Oakland
County.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #11035 Board of Commissioners — Recognizing the "Go Red for Women" Campaign in
Oakland County carried.
Moved by Quarles supported by Middleton the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub,
Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic,Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Greimel, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on February
9, 2011, with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 9th day of February, 2011.
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Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County