[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
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Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 6866--American Red Cross Month, 1996
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                Proclamation 6866 of February 26, 1996

                
American Red Cross Month, 1996

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton, the 
                American Red Cross has brought hope and healing to 
                citizens and communities across the country. Today, 
                some 1.4 million trained volunteers work to fulfill the 
                Red Cross' mission by providing relief to disaster 
                victims; by ensuring that our Nation has an adequate 
                and safe blood supply; by training millions of 
                Americans in essential lifesaving and safety 
                techniques; and by assisting members of our Armed 
                Forces, their families, and our distinguished veterans.

                This past year, the American Red Cross has carried on 
                its extraordinary legacy across the country and around 
                the world. When a bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah 
                Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, the Red 
                Cross was there within minutes to assist those whose 
                loved ones were killed in the tragic blast. After a 
                series of record-breaking storms and hurricanes ruined 
                houses and displaced people, the Red Cross served more 
                than a million meals and helped victims to begin 
                rebuilding their lives. And today, as OPERATION JOINT 
                ENDEAVOR works to secure the peace in Bosnia, the Red 
                Cross is facilitating emergency communications between 
                our troops and their families at home.

                The Red Cross has earned our Nation's deepest respect 
                and appreciation for its important lifesaving and life-
                rebuilding work and for its countless daily efforts to 
                promote health and safety. This month and throughout 
                the year, let us take time to recognize this vital 
                organization and do all we can to further its goals of 
                preventing, preparing for, and responding to 
                emergencies.

                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 1996, as American Red 
                Cross Month. I urge all the people of the United States 
                to support Red Cross chapters nationwide by 
                volunteering and participating in Red Cross blood 
                drives.

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

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 96-4708
Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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