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AR SR13

Resolution

Status

Passed

2/19/2019

Primary Sponsor

John Cooper

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Origin

Senate

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Commends Miss Claudia Raffo, a native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on her selection as Miss Arkansas 2018 in June 2018
  • Raffo is 22 years old, a May 2018 graduate of Arkansas State University with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, and received almost $50,000 in scholarships for a doctorate of pharmacy from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • During her year as Miss Arkansas 2018, Raffo will serve as a spokesperson for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and Arkansas Children's Hospital, promoting her platform "New Life Saves Lives: Umbilical Cord Donation"
  • Raffo's platform aims to encourage umbilical cord donation to fight blood diseases and certain cancers, inspired by her grandmother's experience surviving breast cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma before being treated with umbilical cord blood stem cells for leukemia
  • The Senate thanks Miss Raffo for her service to Arkansas and directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide her with an appropriate copy of the resolution

Legislative Description

To Commend Miss Claudia Raffo On Her Selection As Miss Arkansas 2018.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

4/25/2019

Full Bill Text

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