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RESOLUTION NO. 09-315
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING WEDNESDAY,
NOVEMBER 18, 2009 AS "BE A HERO DAY" AND
THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 15, 2009 THROUGH
NOVEMBER 21, 2009 AS "BLOOD CHALLENGE
WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made
the following determinations:
1. On November 18, 2009, aone-day blood drive in St. Lucie County, Florida has been
organized by the Van Duzer Foundation, as part of "Be A Hero Day."
2. Various governmental entities, including the St. Lucie County Board of County
Commissioners, and community organizations, such as the Wal-Mart Distribution
Center, Indian River State College and Lawnwood Regional Medical Center, have
been challenged to achieve a St. Lucie County goal of donating at least 1,000 units
of blood in a single day.
3. Florida regularly experiences critical shortages of blood for use in lifesaving medical
treatments, and statistics have shown that one pint of blood can help save the lives
of three individuals, making the donation of blood a simple way to help save lives
and positively impact the community.
4. "Be a Hero Day" increases awareness of the critical need for blood donations and
celebrates the generosity and gift of life provided by those self-sacrificing individuals
among us who volunteer to donate their blood for the sake of other members of our
community.
5. The observation of "Blood Drive Challenge Week" provides an excellent opportunity
for St. Lucie County residents to cooperate in achieving the goal set for "Be A Hero
Day," which will help save lives throughout our community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St.
Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim November 18, 2009, as "BE A HERO DAY" and
the week of November 15, 2009 through November 21, 2009 as "BLOOD DRIVE
CHALLENGE WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to participate in the "Be a Hero
Day" Blood Drive, which will occur on November 18, 2009 in order to help achieve
the goal of donating at least 1,000 units of blood in a single day in St. Lucie County,
Florida.
3. This Board hereby requests the cooperation of the news media -radio, television
and newspapers - to publicize this resolution and give full publicity thereof.
4. This Resolution will take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 10'h day of November, 2009.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
BY:
DEPUTY CLERK CHAIRMAN
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