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PROCLAMATION DECLARING
THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010
VOLUNTEER BLOOD DONOR MONTH
WHEREAS, donating blood is a potentially lifesaving gift that millions of Americans can
give; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to ensure an adequate blood supply and to stress the importance
of giving the “Gift of Life” through the donation of blood; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional healthy, regular volunteer donors to join the ranks
of those who already give of themselves so generously; and
WHEREAS, one blood donation may help save three lives; and
WHEREAS, every day blood is needed in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities for
patients with cancer and other diseases, for organ transplant recipients, and to help save the lives of
accident victims; and
WHEREAS, the need for blood is constant, especially during the winter months when blood
is traditionally in short supply due to a reduction in donor turnout because of the holidays, busy
travel schedules, inclement weather and illness, which can put blood inventory at a critical low; and
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross Northern California Blood Services Region
distributes 130,000 pints of blood per year to help save local patients, yet fewer than 100,000 pints
of blood are collected in the region annually; and
WHEREAS, some 38 percent of the public is eligible to donate, yet fewer than 8 percent
donate blood; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for civic and service organizations and businesses to sponsor
blood drives.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Kathleen M. King, Mayor of the City of Saratoga, hereby proclaim the
month of January as
“National Blood Donor Month”
for Saratoga and urge all citizens to pay tribute to those among us who donate for others in need. I
urge citizens in good health to donate regularly. I also urge all civic and service organizations and
businesses, if they have not already done so, to form blood donor groups to provide blood for others.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA this 20th day of
January 2010.
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Kathleen M. King, Mayor
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