[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1270]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 10TH ANNUAL BLACK WOMEN'S WELLNESS DAY

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                            HON. MARK POCAN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following 
Proclamation:
  Whereas, African American women and their families continue to have a 
positive impact on the growth and development of our county, our state, 
and our nation's identity and future; and
  Whereas, Investments today that improve the quality of life for 
African American women and their families will ensure that Dane County 
becomes the healthiest county in the state, and that Wisconsin becomes 
the healthiest state in the United States, as well as the health care 
leader of the world; and
  Whereas, the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness was established 
for the purpose of empowering women and girls of African descent to 
live healthy, balanced, and thriving lives by promoting mind-body-
spirit wellness as a core quality for being productive members and 
leaders of their families, communities, and society; and
  Whereas, the Foundation for Black Women's Wellness works to eliminate 
health disparities impacting black women and their communities by 
partnering with the community to provide educational outreach programs, 
conferences, and seminars including the Annual Black Women's Wellness 
Day to inform, inspire, and empower Black women and girls to build and 
sustain healthy, wellness-centered lives; now, therefore, be it
  Resolved, that I, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan of the 2nd District 
of Wisconsin, hereby proclaim September 22, 2018 as the 10th Annual 
Black Women's Wellness Day, and urge all citizens to support this 
worthy and life sustaining endeavor by celebrating this day with pride 
and distinction, and by recognizing its organizers as advocates and 
ambassadors of health and healing in our community.

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