HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3.2 Proclamation Nat'l Blood Donor Month
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, National Blood Donor Month has been declared since 1970 to help ensure an ad~fluate blood
supply and to stress the importance of giving the "Gift of Life" through the donation of blood; and"
WHEREAS, National Blood Donor Month is a month-long observance that shows us that donating blood is
a simple, safe, life-saving and selfless gift that millions of Americans can do; and
WHEREAS, National Blood Donor Month makes us aware that every day blood is needed in hospitals and
emergency treatment facilities for patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and
to save the lives of accident victims; and
WHEREAS, National Blood Donor Month addresses the need for constant replenishment of blood,
especially during the winter months when blood is traditionally in short supply due to a reduction in donor
turnout because of the holidays, busy travel schedules, inclement weather and illness, which can put blood
inventory at a critical low ; and
WHEREAS, National Blood Donor Month helps us understand that sixty percent of the US population is
eligible to donate blood but only about five percent do, contributing an annual total of about 16 million units to
the American Red Cross, that in turn are transfused to approximately four million patients; and
WHEREAS, in Northern California, the American Red Cross provides 130,000 units of blood per year for the
protection of patients, and there is a needfor additional healthy, regular volunteer donors to join the ranks of
those who already give of themselves so generously.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Janet Lockhart, Mayor of Dublin, on behalf of the entire City
Council, do hereby proclaim the month of January 2007 as "NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH" for the
City of Dublin and urge all citizens to pay tribute to those among us who donate for others in need. Citizens in
good health are encouraged to donate regularly. All civic and service organizations and businesses, if they have
not already done so, are equally urged to for blood donor groups to provide blood for others.
DATED:JanuarY16,2007
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