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Agenda Item No. 5(C) EL CERRITO CITY COUNCIL PROCLAMATION Proclaiming March 2015 as American Red Cross Month WHEREAS, American Red Cross Month is a special time to recognize and thank our Everyday Heroes – those who reach out to help people in need; and WHEREAS, American Red Cross heroes help disaster victims recover. They give blood to help a hospital patient. They brighten the day of an injured service member. They step forward to help someone having a heart attack; and WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to remember our heroes here in the City of El Cerrito who help people in need. They work tirelessly to assist their neighbors when they need a helping hand; and WHEREAS, across the country and around the world, the American Red Cross responds to disasters. When injured service members have ended up in a hospital far from home, the American Red Cross offered comfort. When a hospital patient needed blood, American Red Cross blood donors helped them. When a lifeguard jumped in to save a drowning child or someone stepped up to help a heart attack victim, the American Red Cross was there; and WHEREAS, the City Council dedicates the month of March to all those who support the American Red Cross mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Our community depends on the American Red Cross, which relies on donations of time, money and blood to fulfill its humanitarian mission. NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of El Cerrito does hereby proclaim March 2015 as American Red Cross Month in the City of El Cerrito and encourages all residents to support this organization and its noble humanitarian mission. Dated: March 17, 2015 Mark Friedman, Mayor