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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05 Proc - Donate Life Month - April 2021Whereas, organ, tissue, marrow and blood donation are life- giving acts recognized worldwide as expressions of compassion to - those in need; and · Whereas, more than 1 oa,ooo individuals nationwide and more than 21,000 in California are currently on the national organ transplant waiting list, and on average, 17 people die each day while waiting due to the shortage of donated organs; and Whereas, a single individual's donation of heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine can save up to eight lives, tissue donation can save and heal the lives of more than 75 others, and a single blood donation cqn help three people in need; and Whereas, over seventeen million Californians have signed up with the state-authorized Donate Life California Registry to ensure their wishes to be organ, eye and tissue donors are honored; · and Whereas, California residents can sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor when applying for or renewing their driver's licenses or ID cards, or sign up with the Donate Life California Donor Registry on line at any time by visitingwww.donateLIFEcalifornia.org. Now, Therefore, I, Kathleen Kelly, Mayor of the City of Palm Desert, California, along with the entire City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of April 2021 as DMV / Donate Life Month in the City of Palm Desert and urge all citizens to check "YES!" when applying for or renewing their driver's license or ID card. In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have caused the Official Seal of the City of Palm Desert, California, to be affixed· this 8th day of April, 2021. �� t� � � � `��{�I�QS, organ, tissue, marrow and 6Cood donation are C'fe giving acts reco�►nxzed � ,�� � ,�y.� � �0�; �� . � ��'��sD 3,N° ,;i ' •.......� i � , L ;, -, wor.fdzvide as e.xpressions of compassion to tFiose in need,• and `��{�) �QS, more tFian 108, 000 individuafs nationzvicfe and more t�ian 21, 000 in CaC'fornrn are cu.rrentCy on tFie nationaCorgan transpCant waiting Cist, and on average, 17 peopCe d'ze eacFi day wFiiCe waiting due to tFie sFiortage of donated organs; and ���I�QS, a singCe indivufuaCs donation of Fieart, Cungs, Civer, k'idneys, pancreas andsmaCC intestine can save up to eight Cives, tissue danation can save and fieaC tFie Cives of more tFian 7S otFiers, and a singCe 6Cood donation can FieCp tFiree peopCe in need,• and �'��QS, over seventeen miCCion CaC`fornians fiave si�ned up witFi tFie state-autFiorized 1�onate �ife CaCtfornia 1�,egistry to ensure tFieir wisFies to 6e organ, eye and tissue donors are Fionored,• and ��{1%t�QS, Ca�ifornin residents can sign up to 6e an organ, eye and tissue donor wFierz appCying for or renewing tFieir drtver's C'uenses or I� carcfs, or sign up witFi tFie �onate �ife �'aC"fornia �onor �,egistry onCine at any time 6y visiting wzrrw.donateLl�'EcaCfonzia.org. ��, ���'��', I, 2�t�Ceen 2��Cy, �Kayor of tFie City of �aCm 1�esert, CaC'tfornia, aCong witFi tFie entire C'ity Counci� do Fi,�re6y pracCai�n tFie montFi ofAprtC2021 as �D�tv��Donate G� J�tonth in tFie City of �aCm 1�esert and urge aCCcitizens to cFieck "�Y�S!" wFien appCying for or renewing tFieir drtver's Cuense or I� card. � k � ti�il � :�5 ,1' `4� ,r" S4. �;3`. ��, ��; . '� �`. `�..i- � . •� N i/� - ��� � � In `Witness'W(ereof, l(rave hereunto set my (ran�an� (rave causeQ'the OfficiafSeafof tfie City of 2'afm �Drsert, �aCfornia, to 6e affi�eQ'this 8�h Q'ay of,Apri�' 2021. . '!. )�.. .�� , C� _ HLEEN KELLY �� �������1�� / � �CTUNCILMEMBER ` � COU MEMBER � ,��/� l� = r�/� I�/ V�'Vl RINA QUINTANILLA �- � "�' COUNCILMEMBE `�j t SABBYJONATHAN GINA NESTANDE �.'�"'��::..- - �#; . . �'} ; . � tf „ _ �� � r 2. . _ _ l �� � . �� ^*L - -'.j�`r�° c�- � ;�w�+�, ,�r • �. , _ -�`: �.____'-��_�°�� �?'>' ���.. t� .�� i=' ''��- r�� A � ,�� � ., � { � � �F t�r .: ,� ,± .'�+ � � � _ �r. � ���