PRINTER'S NO. 1818
No. 254 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PIPPY, STACK, GORDNER, PUNT, WASHINGTON,
TOMLINSON, STOUT, MUSTO, FERLO, PILEGGI, WOZNIAK, MADIGAN,
ERICKSON, LAVALLE, WAUGH, RAFFERTY, ORIE, O'PAKE, GREENLEAF,
BRUBAKER, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, KASUNIC, BOSCOLA, KITCHEN,
DINNIMAN, LOGAN, WONDERLING, ARMSTRONG, BROWNE AND REGOLA,
MARCH 11, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 11, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 2008 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
13 to emergencies; and
14 WHEREAS, For more than a century, the American Red Cross has
15 been at the forefront of helping Americans prevent, prepare for
16 and respond to large and small disasters, and just as families
1 and communities depend on the Red Cross in times of need, the
2 Red Cross depends on the support of the American people to help
3 sustain the foundation; and
4 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross strives to prevent and
5 alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found, to protect
6 life and health, and to ensure respect for each human being; and
7 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross makes no discrimination as to
8 nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political
9 opinions; and
10 WHEREAS, Services provided by the American Red Cross promote
11 mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace
12 among all peoples; and
13 WHEREAS, The American Red Cross will continue to play a
14 valuable role in catastrophic relief, humanitarianism and
15 volunteerism during the 21st century; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 2008 as "American
17 Red Cross Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the American Red Cross, all
19 of its employees and all of its volunteers for their service and
20 dedication to the communities and residents of this
21 Commonwealth.
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