[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 6, 2002)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 10311-10312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5505]



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Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 7525--American Red Cross Month, 2002



Proclamation 7526--Irish-American Heritage Month, 2002



Proclamation 7527--National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, 2002



Proclamation 7528--Save Your Vision Week, 2002
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                Proclamation 7525 of March 2, 2002

                
American Red Cross Month, 2002

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                The American Red Cross is one of our Nation's oldest 
                and most renowned charitable organizations. It provides 
                help, hope, and healing when disasters or other crises 
                strike countries, communities, or families around the 
                world.

                Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the American Red Cross 
                was chartered by the Congress in 1905 to provide aid in 
                times of need. Each year, the Red Cross responds to 
                more than 67,000 disasters nationwide. These include 
                natural disasters, thousands of home fires, and 
                catastrophic emergencies--such as the brutal terrorist 
                attacks of September 11, 2001. The Red Cross was among 
                the first to respond to this unprecedented national 
                crisis, providing direct assistance to more than 50,000 
                families, shelter for thousands of displaced persons, 
                millions of meals for the hungry, and grief counseling 
                for more than 200,000 individuals affected by the 
                trauma. The Red Cross also provides assistance during 
                international emergencies. Responding to my request, it 
                helped create and now administers America's Fund for 
                Afghan Children. American children were asked to donate 
                one dollar to aid Afghani children, and this effort has 
                already provided $2.4 million in medicine and other 
                supplies to Afghanistan. Last year, the Red Cross 
                rushed immediate medical aid and other needed items to 
                countries devastated by natural disasters, and it 
                helped millions of people around the world to battle 
                malnutrition and life-threatening diseases and gain 
                access to safe drinking water.

                Other Red Cross services include recruiting millions of 
                people annually to donate blood and thereby provide 
                hospitals with half of the Nation's supply of blood and 
                blood products. Red Cross personnel are now with our 
                troops who are fighting terrorism in Afghanistan. They 
                live alongside our soldiers in harsh conditions and 
                work around the clock to fulfill an historic role. They 
                help to keep service members and their families in 
                touch with each other, and offer other small comforts 
                to ease the strain of those who are serving the cause 
                of freedom.

                At home, the Red Cross' courses in lifesaving skills, 
                first aid, CPR, and water safety, provide Americans 
                with information they need to help maintain safe and 
                healthy lives. Our communities also benefit from Red 
                Cross programs that provide hot meals and 
                transportation for the homebound, as well as housing 
                and job training for the homeless.

                Over one million Red Cross volunteers help make our 
                country stronger and more compassionate by relieving 
                suffering and saving lives every year. The USA Freedom 
                Corps initiative will provide the Red Cross with even 
                more volunteers to help further its important mission. 
                As we celebrate American Red Cross Month, I call on all 
                our citizens to recommit to serving others in need. 
                Collective acts of kindness and compassion point the 
                way to a brighter future for our Nation and the world.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, 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 2002 as American Red 
                Cross Month.

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                Especially during this extraordinary time for our 
                country, I encourage all Americans to support this 
                organization's noble humanitarian mission.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                second day of March, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand two, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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