[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 9405-9406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04620]
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Vol. 83
Monday,
No. 43
March 5, 2018
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 9700--American Red Cross Month, 2018
Proclamation 9701--Irish-American Heritage Month, 2018
Proclamation 9702--Women's History Month, 2018
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 9700 of February 28, 2018
American Red Cross Month, 2018
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in
1881, the organization has provided domestic disaster
relief, assisted in international disaster relief, and
supported the United States military in countless ways.
Today, it is a renowned, life-saving force, supported
by hundreds of thousands of volunteers and responsible
for ensuring our Nation's blood supply is always at
safe and sufficient levels. The American Red Cross also
provides training and preparedness programs for
Americans in safety-related fields and helps to connect
our Nation's military service members with their
families. During American Red Cross Month, we honor the
organization's humanitarian mission, as well as its
hard-working staff, dedicated volunteers, and generous
supporters, whose donations are vital to sustaining the
organization's operations.
The American Red Cross plays an indispensable role in
our Nation's healthcare system, including as the single
largest supplier of blood and blood products in the
United States. These blood products are vital for
accident and burn victims, patients with conditions
that require repeated transfusions, and patients
undergoing advanced treatments like heart surgery and
cancer therapy. On average, the American Red Cross
collects nearly 4.9 million units of blood each year
from more than 2.8 million donors. These donations help
meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600
hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.
In addition to its healthcare mission, last year, the
American Red Cross assisted millions of people affected
by disasters in the United States and around the world.
During a 45-day span, the organization responded to six
of our Nation's largest and most complex disasters of
2017, including back-to-back hurricanes, the deadliest
wildfires in California history, and the mass shooting
in Las Vegas, Nevada. Globally, the American Red Cross
provided aid to 26 countries in the aftermath of
multiple natural disasters, including a drought and
food crisis in Africa, the floods and migration crisis
in Bangladesh, two earthquakes that shook Mexico just
weeks apart, and floods and landslides in Nepal. The
American Red Cross helped nearly 9,400 people search
for loved ones separated from their families during
these and other international calamities.
Since its founding, the American Red Cross has also
served as a vital conduit between our great men and
women of the military and their families and support
networks back home. To help caregivers meet the daily
challenge of providing for our wounded, ill, and
injured service members and veterans, the Military and
Veteran Caregiver Network provides peer support through
online resources and community-based groups. And last
year alone, through its Hero Care Network, the American
Red Cross relayed more than 304,000 urgent messages to
more than 79,000 service members and their families.
The dedicated staff members and volunteers of the
American Red Cross make tremendous, positive
contributions to both our Nation and the world. Their
tireless endeavors truly deserve our unwavering
respect, support, and gratitude.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the
United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the
American Red Cross, by virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim March 2018 as American Red
Cross Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this
month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities, and to support the work of the American Red
Cross and their local chapters.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord
two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
second.
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