- CAMPAIGN FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS LICENSE PLATE -
WILL EXTEND TO NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION

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AUGUSTA – State Rep. Meredith Strang Burgess has received clearance to carry over until the Legislature’s next session her bill to create a special pink breast cancer awareness license plate. The next session will begin in January 2008.

“We set a very aggressive goal of collecting the required 2,000 reservations by mid-May,” said Rep. Strang Burgess (R-Cumberland). “We received great coverage throughout the state and reservations came in strong, but unfortunately we did not reach that lofty goal. However, the Transportation Committee has graciously agreed to carry over this bill.

“This will allow us to continue to collect reservations until the end of the year, which should be more than enough time,” she added. “We will be conducting an aggressive awareness campaign over the rest of this year to make more Maine citizens aware of the special license plate.”

The breast cancer awareness license plate would be authorized under LD 775, sponsored by Rep. Strang Burgess and co-sponsored by 66 other legislators. The bill will not be brought up for a vote until the campaign can register at least 2,000 reservations for the plate. Along with reservation forms, individuals must submit a check for $20 to secure their plates when they become available.

Rep. Strang Burgess, a breast cancer survivor, said she has collected about 1,000 reservations so far. Besides the initial $20, annual renewals of the plates will cost $15. With each new plate purchased, $10 will go to one of three funds established by groups that help Maine cancer patients. Another $10 will be donated for each subsequent plate renewal. The easiest way to sign up for one of the plates is by visiting the web site at www.mainecancer.org.

“This issue is critically important,” said Rep. Strang Burgess, a first-term legislator. “The money raised by this specialty plate will benefit early detection for under-served and uninsured Maine women, help patients who need financial assistance during treatment and recovery, and invest in research to eradicate breast cancer once and for all.”

 

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