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. C5L82JAM/20080S0254R1818 - 2 -