Bill Text: PA SR261 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designating March 2012 as "American Red Cross Month" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 22-14)

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - Introduced and adopted [SR261 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SR261-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1980
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 261 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, ROBBINS, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, SCARNATI, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BROWNE, BRUBAKER, YAW, YUDICHAK, D. WHITE, GREENLEAF, HUGHES, KASUNIC, KITCHEN, GORDNER, FONTANA, FERLO, FARNESE, ERICKSON, EICHELBERGER, DINNIMAN, COSTA, BREWSTER, BOSCOLA, PILEGGI, ORIE, PIPPY, RAFFERTY, SCHWANK, STACK, TOMLINSON, WARD, TARTAGLIONE AND EARLL, MARCH 5, 2012
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MARCH 5, 2012
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 2012 as "American Red Cross Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On May 21, 1881, Clara Barton founded the American
Association of the Red Cross; and
WHEREAS, In 1900 the Congress of the United States granted
the American Red Cross a charter, making the volunteer
organization responsible for providing services to members of
the armed forces of the United States and relief to disaster
victims at home and abroad; and
WHEREAS, Today's American Red Cross is a humanitarian
organization led by volunteers that provides relief to victims
of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond
to emergencies; and
WHEREAS, For more than a century, the American Red Cross has
been at the forefront of helping Americans prevent, prepare for
and respond to large and small disasters, and just as families
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and communities depend on the Red Cross in times of need, the
Red Cross depends on the support of the American people to help
sustain the foundation; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross strives to prevent and
alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found, to protect
life and health and to ensure respect for each human being; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross makes no discrimination as to
nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political
opinions; and
WHEREAS, Services provided by the American Red Cross promote
mutual understanding, friendship, cooperation and lasting peace
among all peoples; and
WHEREAS, As demonstrated by their response to Hurricane Irene
and Tropical Storm Lee in 2011, the 44 American Red Cross
chapters in Pennsylvania meet the needs of hundreds of thousands
of individuals and families throughout the State by: responding
to hundreds of disasters, providing emergency communications to
United States Armed Forces servicemen and servicewomen and their
families, training thousands of people in providing disaster
relief services and training and certifying thousands more
people in vital, lifesaving skills including CPR, AED, first
aid, water safety and HIV/AIDS prevention; and
WHEREAS, Currently, many workers representing the American
Red Cross remain in Haiti to help the thousands of local
volunteers with rebuilding efforts after the earthquake of
January 12, 2010; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross sheltered more than 6,000,
and fed more than 250,000 Pennsylvanians during Hurricane Irene
and Tropical Storm Lee during August and September 2011. Red
Cross relief efforts provided more than $3.4 million in
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assistance to State residents; and
WHEREAS, In fiscal year 2011, the volunteers and staff of the
American Red Cross responded to 2,971 disasters throughout this
Commonwealth, caring for more than 4,000 families in addition to
massive relief efforts during Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm
Lee; and
WHEREAS, Three and two tenths per cent of the residents of
this Commonwealth learned lifesaving, aquatics and disaster
preparedness programs through the American Red Cross during
2011; and
WHEREAS, More than 35,000 Pennsylvanians serve as volunteers
for the American Red Cross and stand prepared to prevent and
respond to disasters within our Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Pennsylvania donated hundreds of
thousands of units of lifesaving blood to help save the lives of
their neighbors in need; and
WHEREAS, The American Red Cross will continue to play a
valuable role in catastrophic relief, humanitarianism and
volunteerism during the 21st century; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate March 2012 as "American
Red Cross Month" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate commend the American Red Cross, all
of its employees and all of its volunteers for their service and
dedication to the communities and residents of this
Commonwealth.
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