Full Text of HR0142 103rd General Assembly
HR0142 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, the contributions of more than 3,500 | 3 | | local Red Cross volunteers give hope to the most vulnerable in | 4 | | their darkest hours; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross provides emergency shelter, food, | 6 | | and comfort for families devastated by local disasters and | 7 | | responds to approximately 2,000 disasters annually throughout | 8 | | Illinois, most of which are home fires; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross donates blood for accident and burn | 10 | | victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and | 11 | | those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer, or sickle cell | 12 | | disease and annually collects more than 150,000 units of blood | 13 | | at 5,000 blood drives in Illinois; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross supports service members and | 15 | | veterans, along with their families and caregivers, through | 16 | | the unique challenges of military life, and local Red Cross | 17 | | volunteers facilitate more than 9,000 emergency services for | 18 | | the military annually; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross helps to save the lives of others | 20 | | with first aid, CPR, and other skills, and annually, local Red | 21 | | Cross volunteers train approximately 100,000 people in |
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| 1 | | lifesaving skills; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we declare March 2023 as "Red Cross Month" and March 22, 2023 | 5 | | as "Red Cross Giving Day" in honor of all who fulfill Clara | 6 | | Barton's noble words, "You must never think of anything except | 7 | | the need and how to meet it."; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to join in this commitment | 9 | | to give to others, and we encourage all citizens of Illinois to | 10 | | support the noble efforts of the Red Cross; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the American Red Cross as a symbol of our respect | 13 | | and esteem.
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