PRINTER'S NO. 580
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
106
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BARRAR, BENNINGHOFF, BIZZARRO,
BOBACK, BROWNLEE, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CONKLIN,
D. COSTA, CUTLER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, DUSH, EVERETT,
FARINA, FREEMAN, GABLER, GIBBONS, GILLEN, GODSHALL, GOODMAN,
GRELL, HAHN, HARHAI, HARHART, A. HARRIS, HENNESSEY,
HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KIM, KINSEY, KORTZ, LONGIETTI,
MACKENZIE, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MARSICO, McCARTER, MENTZER,
MILLARD, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PETRI, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROSS,
ROZZI, SAMUELSON, SANTARSIERO, SCHLOSSBERG, SONNEY, TALLMAN,
THOMAS, VEREB, WATSON, WHEELAND AND MARSHALL,
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 2015 as "American Red Cross Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American
Association of the Red Cross; and
WHEREAS, In 1900, the Congress of the United States granted
the American Red Cross a charter, making the volunteer
organization responsible for providing services to members of
the armed forces of the United States and relief to disaster
victims domestically and abroad; and
WHEREAS, Today's American Red Cross is a humanitarian
organization led by volunteers that provides relief to victims
of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond
to emergencies; and
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