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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN
CALIFORNIA
lVHEREAS, Volunteer Blood Donor Month has been declared nationally since 1970 to help ensure an adequate
blood supply and to stress the importance of giving the "Gift of Life" through the donation of blood; and
is a
lVHEREAS, Volunteer Blood Donor Month is a month-long observance that shows us that donating blood
simple, safe, life-saving and se1jless gift that millions of Americans can do; and
lVHEREAS, Volunteer 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
lVHEREAS, Volunteer Blood Donor Month addresses the needfor 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
lVHEREAS, Volunteer Blood Donor Month helps us understand that sixty percent of the US population is eligible
to donate blood but only aboutfive percent do, contributing an annual total of about 15 million units, that in turn
are transfused to approximately four million patients; and
lVHEREAS, in Northern California, the American Red Cross provides 130,000 units of blood per year for the
protection of patients, and there is a need for 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 2006 as "VOLUNTEER 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 form blood donor groups to provide bloodfor others.
DATED: January 3, 2006
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