A resolution designating November 1, 2009, as "National Hemangioma Treatment Awareness Day".

Whereas hemangiomas are the most common benign tumors that occur in infancy;

Whereas hemangiomas appear at birth, or within the first several months of life;

Whereas, each year, approximately 400,000 children in the United States are born with hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies;

Whereas hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies can have a negative effect on the emotional development of a child;

Whereas awareness of the impact of hemangiomas and vascular anomalies on children, their families, and society will lead to improvements in the care of children with hemangiomas;

Whereas the National Institutes of Health supports research on the treatment of, and cure for, hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies;

Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation has the unique mission of providing treatment to children affected with hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies; and

Whereas The Hemangioma Treatment Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for hemangiomas and other vascular anomalies: Now, therefore, be it