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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, In Illinois, the contributions of more than 3,500 
3local Red Cross volunteers give hope to the most vulnerable in 
4their darkest hours; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, The Red Cross provides emergency shelter, food, 
6and comfort for families devastated by local disasters and  
7responds to approximately 2,000 disasters annually throughout 
8Illinois, most of which are home fires; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, The Red Cross donates blood  for accident and burn 
10victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and 
11those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer, or sickle cell 
12disease and  annually collects more than 150,000 units of blood 
13at 5,000 blood drives in Illinois; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The Red Cross supports service members and 
15veterans, along with their families and caregivers, through 
16the unique challenges of military life, and local Red Cross 
17volunteers facilitate more than 9,000 emergency services for 
18the military annually; and
  
 
  
19    WHEREAS, The Red Cross helps to save the lives of others 
20with first aid, CPR, and other skills, and annually, local Red 
21Cross volunteers train approximately 100,000 people in 
 
 
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1lifesaving skills; therefore, be it
  
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
3HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
4we declare March 2023 as "Red Cross Month" and March 22, 2023 
5as "Red Cross Giving Day" in honor of all who fulfill Clara 
6Barton's noble words, "You must never think of anything except 
7the need and how to meet it."; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to join in this commitment 
9to give to others, and we encourage all citizens of Illinois to 
10support the noble efforts of the Red Cross; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to the American Red Cross as a symbol of our respect 
13and esteem.