Bill Text: GA SR1621 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: LifeSouth Community Blood Centers; recognize

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-29 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1621 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR1621-Enrolled.html

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10 LC 94 2424

Senate Resolution 1621

By: Senator Unterman of the 45th

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing and commending LifeSouth Community Blood Centers; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers is the eighth largest blood provider in the United States, collecting and supplying blood for more than 110 medical facilities in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia; and

WHEREAS, LifeSouth operates 19 regions that include 35 donor centers, 41 bloodmobiles, and 14 indoor blood drive systems, giving LifeSouth the capacity of collecting blood at 90 venues daily; and

WHEREAS, a nonprofit organization, LifeSouth's mission is to provide a safe blood supply that meets or exceeds the needs of local communities and provide patients with services in support of blood and transfusion related activities; and

WHEREAS, with incomparable customer service and unwavering employee excellence, LifeSouth helps communities increase blood supplies through donations from new and existing blood donors and make optimum use of each donation; and

WHEREAS, LifeSouth has helped countless individuals through its work as a founding member of the National Bone Marrow Registry and through hosting the largest event blood drive in the country at Dragon*Con where 2,400 units were collected; and

WHEREAS, a leader in local blood collection, LifeSouth collects over 35,000 units annually for Georgia hospitals and maintains partnerships with local organizations such as the Gwinnett Braves, the Atlanta Spirit, and the Atlanta Silverbacks to help educate communities about blood donation and bone marrow registry; and

WHEREAS, the dedication to improving the lives of Georgians consistently demonstrated by this outstanding corporate citizen is worthy of recognition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body commend LifeSouth Community Blood Centers for its commitment to providing Georgia communities with a safe blood supply that meets the needs of local patients.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to LifeSouth Community Blood Centers.