[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H3148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MARCH AS RED CROSS MONTH

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
celebrate March as Red Cross Month. Since 1943 we have been celebrating 
March as Red Cross Month to promote the services provided to the public 
by the Red Cross. The Red Cross has been at the forefront of helping 
individuals and families prevent, prepare for and respond to large and 
small-scale disasters for more than 127 years.
  Over the last year, more than 5 million people throughout the United 
States took advantage of educational opportunities from the Red Cross 
for CPR training, first aid and lifeguard training classes. And in 
Orange County, California, the local Red Cross chapter places great 
emphasis on community training. On April 18, the American Red Cross in 
Orange County will be hosting the fifth annual CPR day at, of course, 
Angel Stadium in my City of Anaheim, which will train over 1,500 people 
in adult and child CPR and first aid.
  Once again, I want to thank the American Red Cross for making our 
communities safer and for providing needed resources to communities 
that are affected by floods, by fires, earthquakes, mudslides, 
hurricanes and other natural disasters.

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