[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 131, 115th Congress, 1st Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

 
Proclamation 9583 of March 31, 2017

National Donate Life Month, 2017

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Every day, Americans sustain the miracle of life by generously donating
their organs and tissue to others in need. During National Donate Life
Month, we honor the living and deceased donors who gave so others could
live, and celebrate the remarkable achievements of our healthcare and
science professionals who perform transplants and create techniques to
make the gift of life possible.
We also continue our efforts to raise awareness of the life-saving
potential Americans have as donors. The Organ Procurement and
Transplantation Network reports that 33,606 transplants were performed
during 2016, which is an 8.5 percent increase from 2015.
Still, additional donors are urgently needed. More than 118,000 people
are currently waiting for organ transplants, and thousands of our family
members and friends die each year waiting for matches. This month we
remind Americans that people of all ages and from all walks of life can
help save lives. Remarkably, one organ donor can save up to eight lives.
One tissue donor can help 75 people heal. I encourage Americans
everywhere to learn about how they can participate in the gift of life
by becoming organ and tissue donors, and the many other ways they can
give to those in need.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 2017 as National
Donate Life Month. I call upon healthcare professionals, volunteers,
educators, government agencies, faith-based and community groups, and
private organizations to help raise awareness of the urgent need for
organ and tissue donors throughout our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of
March, in the year of our Lord two thousand seventeen, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
first.
DONALD J. TRUMP