Proclamation - City Council - 2/21/2006 - Red Cross Month
CITY OF EAGLE
p.o. Box 1520
Eagle, Idaho 83616
(208) 939-6813
A Proclamation declaring March
RED CROSS MONfH
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross was founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, a woman selflessly
devoted to the needs of humanity; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross has existed in Idaho for 92 years, exemplifying the
characteristics of compassion, courage, character, and civic duty that are inherent in the Red Cross
mission and vital to providing humanitarian services to communities across Idaho; and
WHEREAS, local Red Cross preparedness depends upon a readily available supply of blood,
disaster supplies, well-trained and enthusiastic volunteers, and the financial support of the local
community; and
WHEREAS, these resources must be available at a moment's notice when a personal or family
crisis strikes, or a man made or natural disaster occurs; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross keeps military service members and their families in touch
around the world, conducts international tracing and messaging, offers training in first aid, CPR and
other skills, and provides lifesaving blood across America to someone in need an average of once every
two seconds; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross of Greater Idaho met the needs of more than 2, 900 people
affected by disaster in the past year offering food, clothing, shelter, mental health support and referral
services; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross depends upon the generous volunteer donations of blood,
volunteer time, and financial resources to provide lifesaving blood and disaster relief services for those
in need every day; and
WHEREAS, since 1943, when President Franklin Delano Roosevelt called upon the American
people with the request"... that during this month our people rededicated themselves to the splendid
aims and activities of the Red Cross, " March has been recognized as Red Cross month nation-wide and
is a time for Red Cross blood donors, financial supporters, and volunteers to renew their commitment to
serving humanitarian interests in their community, across the nation, and around the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, NANCY C. MERRILL, Mayor of the City of Eagle, do hereby proclaim March as
Red Cross Month
to encourage the citizens of Eagle to donate blood and to support the disaster relief efforts of our local
Red Cross chapter through volunteerism and generous financial support.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on this 2151 day of February, in the year of our
Lord two thousand and six.
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