2013-0071
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Proclamation: American Red Cross Month in St. Charles Parish
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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the American Red Cross fulfills a unique and vital role in our state, providing help and hope in the face of emergencies and disaster, and is a true reflection of the humanitarian and volunteer spirit of the American people; and,
WHEREAS, for nearly 100 years, Presidents have called on the American people to support the Red Cross and its humanitarian mission. In World War I, President Woodrow Wilson ordered the Red Cross to raise funds to support emergency aid to the military, as mandated by the Red Cross Congressional Charter. At that time, the American Red Cross set a goal of $125 million and in less than six weeks donation totaled $146 million - a tribute to the overwhelming generosity of the American public; and,
WHEREAS, in 1943, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president to proclaim March as Red Cross Month and called on Americans to "rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross." President Roosevelt's call to action nearly 70 years ago started a tradition of designating March as Red Cross Month, a time to recognize and support the valuable work of the American Red Cross by making a financial contribution, donating blood, taking a life-saving class, or volunteering to help the Red Cross perform its mission; and,
WHEREAS, every day, sometimes more than once a day, the volunteers of the South Louisiana Region of the American Red Cross are there to save the day when a neighbor's house burns down. They are there when, as so often happens here in Louisiana, a weather-related disaster strikes. The Red Cross is there when someone needs life-saving blood, or the comfort of a helping hand. It connects military families with their loved ones in service, and provides training in CPR, aquatics safety, and first aid. It spreads humanitarian aid and goodwill to people around the wor...
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