PRINTER'S NO. 812
No. 119 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SOLOBAY, DeWEESE, BAKER, BASTIAN, BEAR, BIANCUCCI,
BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CONKLIN,
COSTA, CUTLER, DALLY, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, GALLOWAY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARPER, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, JAMES, KENNEY,
KIRKLAND, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, McCALL, McGEEHAN,
MELIO, MILLARD, CAPPELLI, MOYER, MUNDY, MUSTIO, PALLONE,
PAYNE, PETRONE, RAMALEY, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROHRER, ROSS,
SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SONNEY,
VEREB, VULAKOVICH, WATERS, WATSON, YOUNGBLOOD, PICKETT, REED,
MACKERETH, COHEN, PETRI, WOJNAROSKI, HARRIS, KILLION, QUINN,
YUDICHAK AND SANTONI, MARCH 13, 2007
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 13, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring March 2007 as "American Red Cross Month" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American
4 Association of the Red Cross; and
5 WHEREAS, In 1900 the Congress of the United States granted
6 the American Red Cross a charter, making the volunteer
7 organization responsible for providing services to members of
8 the armed forces of the United States and relief to disaster
9 victims at home and abroad; and
10 WHEREAS, Today's American Red Cross is a humanitarian
11 organization led by volunteers that provides relief to victims
12 of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond
1 to emergencies; and
2 WHEREAS, For more than a century, the American Red Cross has
3 been at the forefront of helping Americans prevent, prepare for
4 and respond to large and small disasters, and just as families
5 and communities depend on the Red Cross in times of need, the
6 Red Cross depends on the support of the American people to help
7 sustain the foundation; and
8 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross strives to prevent and
9 alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found, to protect
10 life and health, and to ensure respect for each human being; and
11 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross makes no discrimination as to
12 nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political
13 opinions; and
14 WHEREAS, Services provided by the American Red Cross promote
15 mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace
16 among all peoples; and
17 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross will continue to play a
18 valuable role in catastrophic relief, humanitarianism and
19 volunteerism during the 21st century; therefore be it
20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare March
21 2007 as "American Red Cross Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it
22 further
23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend the
24 American Red Cross, all of its employees and all of its
25 volunteers for their service and dedication to the communities
26 and residents of this Commonwealth.
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