[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 43 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 9405-9406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04620]



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Vol. 83

Monday,

No. 43

March 5, 2018

Part III





The President





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Proclamation 9700--American Red Cross Month, 2018



Proclamation 9701--Irish-American Heritage Month, 2018



Proclamation 9702--Women's History Month, 2018
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                Proclamation 9700 of February 28, 2018

                
American Red Cross Month, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 
                1881, the organization has provided domestic disaster 
                relief, assisted in international disaster relief, and 
                supported the United States military in countless ways. 
                Today, it is a renowned, life-saving force, supported 
                by hundreds of thousands of volunteers and responsible 
                for ensuring our Nation's blood supply is always at 
                safe and sufficient levels. The American Red Cross also 
                provides training and preparedness programs for 
                Americans in safety-related fields and helps to connect 
                our Nation's military service members with their 
                families. During American Red Cross Month, we honor the 
                organization's humanitarian mission, as well as its 
                hard-working staff, dedicated volunteers, and generous 
                supporters, whose donations are vital to sustaining the 
                organization's operations.

                The American Red Cross plays an indispensable role in 
                our Nation's healthcare system, including as the single 
                largest supplier of blood and blood products in the 
                United States. These blood products are vital for 
                accident and burn victims, patients with conditions 
                that require repeated transfusions, and patients 
                undergoing advanced treatments like heart surgery and 
                cancer therapy. On average, the American Red Cross 
                collects nearly 4.9 million units of blood each year 
                from more than 2.8 million donors. These donations help 
                meet the needs of patients at approximately 2,600 
                hospitals and transfusion centers across the country.

                In addition to its healthcare mission, last year, the 
                American Red Cross assisted millions of people affected 
                by disasters in the United States and around the world. 
                During a 45-day span, the organization responded to six 
                of our Nation's largest and most complex disasters of 
                2017, including back-to-back hurricanes, the deadliest 
                wildfires in California history, and the mass shooting 
                in Las Vegas, Nevada. Globally, the American Red Cross 
                provided aid to 26 countries in the aftermath of 
                multiple natural disasters, including a drought and 
                food crisis in Africa, the floods and migration crisis 
                in Bangladesh, two earthquakes that shook Mexico just 
                weeks apart, and floods and landslides in Nepal. The 
                American Red Cross helped nearly 9,400 people search 
                for loved ones separated from their families during 
                these and other international calamities.

                Since its founding, the American Red Cross has also 
                served as a vital conduit between our great men and 
                women of the military and their families and support 
                networks back home. To help caregivers meet the daily 
                challenge of providing for our wounded, ill, and 
                injured service members and veterans, the Military and 
                Veteran Caregiver Network provides peer support through 
                online resources and community-based groups. And last 
                year alone, through its Hero Care Network, the American 
                Red Cross relayed more than 304,000 urgent messages to 
                more than 79,000 service members and their families.

                The dedicated staff members and volunteers of the 
                American Red Cross make tremendous, positive 
                contributions to both our Nation and the world. Their 
                tireless endeavors truly deserve our unwavering 
                respect, support, and gratitude.

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                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 the laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim March 2018 as American Red 
                Cross Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this 
                month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities, and to support the work of the American Red 
                Cross and their local chapters.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand eighteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                second.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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