During Little Egg Harbor’s September township committee meeting, Mayor Blaise Scibetta presented local organization Parker’s Army with a proclamation in honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children worldwide, with 46 children per day or 16,790 children per year diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. alone. The incidence has increased by 24% over the last 40 years.