Bill Text: IL SR1153 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates November 12, 2015 as Gift of Hope Awareness Day in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Resolution Adopted [SR1153 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-SR1153-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Organ and tissue donation is a decision that can | ||||||
3 | save and enhance the lives of many people; and
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4 | WHEREAS, The Gift of Hope & Tissue Donor Network is proud | ||||||
5 | to serve as a not-for-profit organ procurement organization | ||||||
6 | that coordinates organ and tissue donation and services to | ||||||
7 | families of donors in the State of Illinois; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Established in 1986, Gift of Hope has coordinated | ||||||
9 | donations that have saved the lives of more than 20,000 organ | ||||||
10 | transplant recipients and has improved the lives of hundreds of | ||||||
11 | thousands of tissue transplant recipients; and
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12 | WHEREAS, An estimated 5 million people have joined the | ||||||
13 | organ and tissue donor registry in the State of Illinois; more | ||||||
14 | than 5,000 people are waiting on the transplant list and 300 of | ||||||
15 | those will pass away each year while waiting for a life-saving | ||||||
16 | organ; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Gift of Hope provides donor family services and | ||||||
18 | public education and works with 180 hospitals as one of 58 | ||||||
19 | organ procurement organizations that make up the nation's organ | ||||||
20 | and tissue donation system; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL | ||||||
2 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we designate November | ||||||
3 | 12, 2015 as Gift of Hope Awareness Day in the State of Illinois | ||||||
4 | to increase awareness of the need for organ donation in the | ||||||
5 | State; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to Gift of Hope as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
8 | unwavering support for their cause.
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