PRINTER'S NO. 601
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
95
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, BAKER, BARRAR, R. BROWN, BURNS, CALTAGIRONE,
CHARLTON, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVIS, DiGIROLAMO, DUSH, FARRY,
FREEMAN, HILL-EVANS, JAMES, KINSEY, LONGIETTI, MACKENZIE,
McNEILL, MILLARD, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, ROZZI, RYAN,
SAINATO, SAMUELSON, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SONNEY, WARD,
WARREN AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Designating the month of March 2017 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
WHEREAS, For more than a century, the American Red Cross has
been at the forefront of helping Americans prevent, prepare for
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