General Assembly to Approve Childhood Cancer License Plates in 2015

A new bill allowing specialty licence plates promoting awareness of childhood cancer will reach the General Assembly in January thanks to a 13-year-old Leesburg teen.

In 2012, Matthias Giordano was diagnosed with an advanced Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer that usually develops in teenagers. Mathias’ mother, Roya, hoped to raise awareness of the disease by sporting a Virginia specialty license plate featuring a gold ribbon, the international symbol of children with cancer.

Last weekend, Matthias and his family were presented with the “Matthias Bill,” which authorizes the new specialty plate. The bill will be signed into law once the General Assembly meets in Jan. 2015.

The license plate bill will be officially presented to Chris and Roya Giordano Monday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Belmont Country Club.

Image: Virginia House of Delegates member Tag Greason presenting Matthias with the Matthias Bill. Courtesy of Roya Giordano (Source: Facebook)