HR 384 — Commending Ayana's Hope Cells.

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384 IE Offered March 7, 2024 N Commending Ayana's Hope Cells.

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and Cwhile hasraising workedawareness diligentlyof rare diseaDes WHEREAS, Ayana's Hope Cells provides support to enhancepatients optionsand families in Southeast Virginia by gifting stuffed animals that patients can reach for treatmentwhen experiencing the chronic pain associated with sicWHEREAS, Ayana's Hope Cells participates in outreach and care,advocacy whileevents raisingthroughout the region and the Commonwealth, including commemorations of Rare Disease Day, which takes place on February 29,WHEREAS, in recognition of Rare Disease Day, Ayana's Hope Cells visited the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk to distribute gifts and provide emotional support for children withR sickle cell disease, as well as to raise awareness of rarErare diseases and chronic illnesses that childre4 in VirRESOLVED by the impactHouse theyof canDelegates, haveThat Ayana's Hope Cells hereby be commended for its R work to support chronically ill children in the Commonwealth on patientsthe andoccasion theirof families;Rare Disease Day in 2024;

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and and the Commonwealth, including commemorations of Rare Disease Day, which takes place on February 29, the rarest day of the year;

and WHEREAS, in recognition of Rare Disease Day, Ayana's Hope Cells visited the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk to distribute gifts and provide emotional support for children with sickle cell disease, as well as to raise awareness of rare diseases and chronic illnesses that Rhildren in VirRESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Ayana's Hope Cells hereby be commended for its 8 work to support chronically ill children in the Commonwealth on the occasion of Rare Disease Day in 2024;

and, be it RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ayana's Hope Cells as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for the organization's service to the children of the Commonwealth.

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