[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 41 (Thursday, March 2, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
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 The President  
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                Proclamation 6772 of February 27, 1995

                
American Red Cross Month, 1995

                By The President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, thousands of people in need look to the 
                American Red Cross as a banner of hope. For disaster 
                victims here and abroad, for service men and women 
                seeking assistance, and for everyone depending on a 
                safe and ready supply of blood--the Red Cross stands 
                prepared to respond. But the scope of its service 
                extends well beyond the provision of emergency care. 
                Its broader mission is clear: to promote compassion, to 
                foster a spirit of generosity, and to improve the human 
                condition everywhere.

                Since Clara Barton--``The Angel of the Battlefield''--
                founded the American Association of the Red Cross in 
                1881, its members have been called upon to serve in war 
                and in peace. Today, with more than 1 million dedicated 
                and experienced volunteers, the American Red Cross 
                plays a vital role in bringing physical and emotional 
                comfort to those who need it most. Whether they are 
                responding to an emergency or addressing the daily 
                necessities of the homeless and elderly, Red Cross 
                workers have always been models of community spirit.

                Dangers to the health and safety of our people have 
                changed radically during the past hundred years, and 
                the Red Cross has adapted to meet these needs. Its 
                commitment to caring for others enables us to restore 
                hope in the lives of injured citizens, and its example 
                challenges us to revitalize the covenant of American 
                citizenship. The long-term strength of our Nation 
                depends upon our willingness to live out the ideals 
                long embodied by the American Red Cross. To celebrate 
                our past and to safeguard our future, I am proud to 
                commend the countless individuals whose courage and 
                selflessness have sustained this organization for more 
                than a century.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America and Honorary Chairman of the 
                American Red Cross, by virtue of the authority vested 
                in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim March 1995 as ``American Red 
                Cross Month.'' I urge all Americans to show support for 
                the more than 2,000 Red Cross chapters nationwide, and 
                I challenge each of you to become active participants 
                in advancing the noble mission of the Red Cross.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-seventh day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and nineteenth.

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[FR Doc. 95-5256
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