PRINTER'S NO. 8
No. 11 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, KASUNIC, GREENLEAF, FONTANA, BROWNE,
KITCHEN, RHOADES, MUSTO, GORDNER, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, COSTA,
RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, BRUBAKER, STOUT AND FOLMER,
JANUARY 17, 2007
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JANUARY 17, 2007
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of January 2007 and 2008 as "Blood Donor
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, January is observed across the country as "National
4 Volunteer Blood Donor Month"; and
5 WHEREAS, Every January, blood banks across the United States
6 appeal for all eligible people to donate blood; and
7 WHEREAS, January is traditionally a difficult month to
8 collect blood due to holiday activity; and
9 WHEREAS, As a result of accidents, inclement weather and
10 serious illnesses, there is traditionally an increased demand on
11 blood bank supplies; and
12 WHEREAS, Donating blood is a simple, safe, lifesaving and
13 selfless gift that millions of Americans are eligible to give;
14 therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of January 2007
16 and 2008 as "Blood Donor Month" in Pennsylvania.
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