HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-171RESOLUTION NO. 10-171
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER 3, 2010 AS "BE A HERO
DAY" AND THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2010 AS "BE
A HERO MONTH" AND REQUESTING THAT OTHER
FLORIDA COUNTIES JOIN ST. LUCIE COUNTY IN
PROCLAIMING A "BE A HERO DAY" IN THE MONTH
OF NOVEMBER 2010
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The Van Duzer Foundation and Florida Blood Centers are organizing blood drives
in Florida for the month of November 2010.
2. The Florida Blood Centers operate intwenty-one (21) Florida counties, includingSt.
Lucie County (see attached list).
3. The Van Duzer Foundation, Florida Blood Centers and County Commissioners are
challenging all the other counties to organize blood drives in conjunction with the
Florida Blood Centers fora "BE A HERO DAY" in the month of November 2010.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. The observation of "BE A HERO DAY" provides an excellent opportunity for St.
Lucie County residents to cooperate in achieving the goal set for "Be A Hero
Month," which will help save lives throughout our community.
7. "BE A HERO DAY" in St. Lucie County is being organized for November 3, 2010.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim November 3, 2010, as "BE A HERO DAY" and the
month of November as "BE A HERO MONTH" 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 3, 2010 in order to help achieve
the goal of donating at least 2,000 pints 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. The County Administrator is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution to all
the counties on the attached list calling on its citizenry to participate in "BE A HERO
MONTH".
5. This Resolution will take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 8`h day of June 2010.
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DONOR CENTERS
BREVARD COUNTY
BROWARD COUNTY
CHARLOTTE COUNTY
FLAGLER COUNTY
GLADES COUNTY
HENRY COUNTY
HIGHLANDS COUNTY
LAKE COUNTY
LEE COUNTY
MARION COUNTY
MARTIN COUNTY
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
ORANGE COUNTY
OSCEOLA COUNTY
PALM BEACH COUNTY
SARASOTA COUNTY
SEMINOLE COUNTY
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
SUMTER COUNTY
VOLUSIA COUNTY