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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01062004 - C23 49,�� In the Matter of Proclaiming January 2004 ) as "Volunteer Blood Donor Month" ) RESOLUTION NO. 2004/20 WHEREAS the leaders of the nation's blood banking community are calling upon, all eligible Americans to donate a combined total of 1.2 million units of blood during the month of January 2004; and WHEREAS this call to action comes at a time when blood is traditionally in short supply due to the holidays, travel schedules, inclement weather and illness; and WHEREAS, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), America'a Blood Centers (ABC), and the American Red Cross (ARC) issued this united challenge as the kickoff of National Volunteer Blood Donor Month; and WHEREAS this annual month-long observance provides the blood banking community with an opportunity to pay tribute to past and present blood donors, and to extend an invitation to those healthy, eligible individuals who have previously never given the gift of life, to donate blood. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaims the month of January 2004 as "Volunteer Blood Donor .Month" in Contra Costa County, pays tribute to those among us who generously donate, and urges all who are physically able to give blood in this time of need. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON January 6, 2004, by a unanimous vote of the Board members present. Mark DeSaulnier, Chairman District IV IA— John Gioia Ga*Federal le B.Uil ema District I Distri Millie Greenberg D. Glover District IlI District V I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said .Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supertrisors affixed this 6th day of January 2004. JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Super mo s and County Administrator. A-�By " . 1 I .,.. � .--- ........ 5. �''�_L��.._ Deputy Clerk Introduced by Supervisor Mark T u1nier