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Childhood cancer license plate unveiled in Connecticut

Published in Mental Health Business Week, March 20th, 2004

When Lena Holleran's infant son died from a brain tumor 3 years ago, the only way she knew how to make sense of it was to do something to help others.

Holleran, a legislative aide for Connecticut Senator Cathy Cook, R-Mystic, proposed the idea of a license plate dedicated to childhood cancer to raise both awareness and money for children like her son.

"This is what I do. The only way I know how to fix things is the legislature," Holleran said.

The license plate was unveiled February 25, 2004, before a crowd of parents of children who either suffered or died from cancer, and a coalition of lawmakers who supported the project. The...

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Source: Mental Health Business Week (2004-03-20)

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