[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 31, Number 9 (Monday, March 6, 1995)]
[Pages 325-326]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 6772--American Red Cross Month, 1995

February 27, 1995

By the President of the United States

of America

A Proclamation

    Every day, thousands of people in need look to the American Red 
Cross as a banner of hope. For disaster victims here and abroad, for 
service men and women seeking assistance, and for everyone depending on 
a safe and ready supply of blood--the Red Cross stands prepared to 
respond. But the scope of its service extends well beyond the provision 
of emergency care. Its broader mission is clear: to promote compassion, 
to foster a spirit of generosity, and to improve the human condition 
everywhere.
    Since Clara Barton--``The Angel of the Battlefield''--founded the 
American Association of the Red Cross in 1881, its members have been 
called upon to serve in war and in peace. Today, with more than 1 
million dedicated and experienced volunteers, the American Red Cross 
plays a vital role in bringing physical and emotional comfort to those 
who need it most. Whether they are responding to an emergency or 
addressing the daily necessities of the homeless and elderly, Red Cross 
workers have always been models of community spirit.
    Dangers to the health and safety of our people have changed 
radically during the past hundred years, and the Red Cross has adapted 
to meet these needs. Its commitment to caring for others enables us to 
restore hope in the lives of injured citizens, and its example 
challenges us to revitalize the covenant of American citizenship. The 
long-term strength of our Nation depends upon our willingness to live 
out the ideals long embodied by the American Red Cross. To celebrate our 
past and to safeguard our future, I am proud to commend the countless 
individuals whose courage and selflessness have sustained this 
organization for more than a century.
    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 1995 as ``American Red Cross 
Month.'' I urge all Americans to show support for the more than 2,000 
Red Cross chapters nationwide, and I challenge each of you to become 
active participants in advancing the noble mission of the Red Cross.
    In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh 
day of February, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-
five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two 
hundred and nineteenth.
                                     William Jefferson Clinton

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:17 a.m., February 28, 
1995]

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Note: This proclamation was published in the Federal Register on March 
2.