    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 9083--FEB. 28, 2014

    Proclamation 9083 of February 28, 2014

    American Red Cross Month, 2014

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    On the bloodied battlefields of the Civil War, Clara Barton risked her
    life to aid the wounded, raise spirits, and deliver dearly needed
    medical supplies. She went on to found the American Red Cross in 1881,
    which would carry forward her legacy of compassion. Since then, service
    and relief organizations have demonstrated time and time again that amid
    the greatest hardship, all of us can unite in shared commit

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    ment to helping our fellow human beings. During American Red Cross
    Month, we honor those who devote themselves to bringing relief where
    there is suffering, inspiring hope where there is despair, and healing
    the wounds of disaster and war.
    Today, American Red Cross workers, alongside countless humanitarian
    organizations and caring volunteers, deliver life-saving assistance in
    every corner of our Nation and all across the globe. They help us donate
    blood to the ill and injured, fortify towns against rising flood waters,
    teach us first aid, and rebuild communities in the wake of terrible
    disasters. Last year, we saw this compassion once again when a tornado
    tore through Oklahoma, leaving homes destroyed and schools in rubble.
    Americans came together as one people and one family, determined to
    stand with those affected every step of the way and to emerge from this
    tragedy stronger than ever before.
    During the darkness of storm, we see what is brightest in America--the
    drive to shield our neighbors from danger, to roll up our sleeves in
    times of crisis, to respond as one Nation and leave no one behind. This
    month, as we honor our incredible relief and service organizations, let
    us also celebrate that uniquely American spirit that calls us, across
    all lines of background and belief, to set aside smaller differences in
    service of a greater purpose.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2014 as American Red Cross
    Month. I encourage all Americans to observe this month with appropriate
    programs, ceremonies, and activities, and by supporting the work of
    service and relief organizations.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day
    of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand fourteen, and of the
    Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
    eighth.
    BARACK OBAMA