Childhood cancer--advances in the past decade.

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the annual meeting, the Committee hopes to complete a research survey and also to obtain funding to support small research projects. Charter local chapter reports were given by Mary Sullivan (New York), Sheryl Gudaitis (Southern California), Lynn Shubert (Seattle), Becky Levy (Florida), Mary Kay Foley (Chicago), Gail Ferguson (Philadelphia), and Rose Drigan (Boston). Linda Abramovitz (Bay Area) and Tricia Benson (Atlanta) accepted the new charters for their local chapters from Kathy Ruccione, Chairperson of the Local Chapters Committee. An organizational year was approved by the Board for three new local chapters-Washington, D.C., Ohio, and Dallas/Fort Worth. An application manual for any groups who wish to start a local chapter is available from Kathy Ruccione. Shirley Stagner made several motions to amend the Bylaws. All were passed and they include: 1) the fiscal year was changed to August 1 to July 31; 2) the voting proc-