HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 November as Be a Hero Month PROCLAMATION
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
�•' WINTER SPRIN€S, FLORIDA
' WHEREAS, Our community requires a reliable blood supply 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; and
111(HEREAS, Florida's Blood Centers operates in twenty -one Florida counties and numerous municipalities; and
W HEREAS, Florida's Blood Centers and the Van Duzer Foundation, both not- for - profit entities, are organizing blood drives during the
month of November 2010; and are challenging Florida cities to organize blood drives with Florida's Blood Centers during "BE A
��t HERD MONTH" in November 2010; and
W HEREAS, BE A HERO MONTH" and "BE A HERD DAY" will increase 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
��t the sake of other members of our community; and
WHEREAS, The observation of 'BE A HERO MONTH" and "BE A HERD DAY" provide excellent opportunities for our residents to work
together to save lives in our community.
NOIA(, THEREFORE, I, JOIN F. BUSH, Mayor of the City of Winter Springs, do hereby Proclaim the month of November as "BE A
HERD MONTH" and November IO` as "BE A HERO DAY" in the City of Winter Springs; encourage the promotion of and support for these events within
our community; and also urge our citizens to participate in "BE A HERO MONTH" and "BE A HERO DAY" by donating blood for the benefit of those in
need.
FLORIDA'S
BLOOD CENTERS
LOCAL HEROES SAVING LIVES
IN WI iNFSS VVHEREOF, I hereunto have set my hand and caused the
Seal of the City of Winter Springs to be affixed this 9 day of August, 2 [110.
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Jean Hovey Rick Brown Gary Bonner Sally McGinnis Joanne M. Krebs
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