Full Text of SR0838 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, In Illinois, the contributions of more than 3,500 | 3 | | local Red Cross volunteers give hope to the most vulnerable in | 4 | | their darkest hours; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross provides emergency shelter, food, | 6 | | and comfort for families devastated by local disasters and | 7 | | responds to approximately 2,000 disasters annually throughout | 8 | | Illinois, most of which are home fires; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross donates blood for accident and burn | 10 | | victims, heart surgery and organ transplant patients, and | 11 | | those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer, or sickle cell | 12 | | disease and annually collects more than 150,000 units of blood | 13 | | at 5,000 blood drives in Illinois; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross supports service members and | 15 | | veterans, along with their families and caregivers, through | 16 | | the unique challenges of military life, and local Red Cross | 17 | | volunteers facilitate more than 9,000 emergency services for | 18 | | the military annually; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Red Cross helps to save the lives of others | 20 | | with first aid, CPR, and other skills, and annually, local Red | 21 | | Cross volunteers train approximately 100,000 people in |
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| 1 | | lifesaving skills; therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | 3 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the month of | 4 | | March 2024 as Red Cross Month and March 14, 2024 as Red Cross | 5 | | Giving Day in the State of Illinois in honor of all who fulfill | 6 | | Clara Barton's noble words, "You must never think of anything | 7 | | except the need and how to meet it"; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That we urge everyone to join in the commitment | 9 | | to give to others, and we encourage all citizens of Illinois to | 10 | | support the noble efforts of the Red Cross; and be it further | 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the American Red Cross as a symbol of our respect | 13 | | and esteem. |
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