P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, Organ, tissue, marrow and blood donation as life-giving acts are recognized worldwide as expressions of compassion to those in need; and WHEREAS, More than 100,000 individuals nationwide and more than 20,000 in California are currently on the national organ transplant waiting list, and on average, 17 people die each day while waiting due to the shortage of donated organs; and WHEREAS, The need for donated organs is especially urgent in Hispanic, Latino and African American communities; and
WHEREAS, A single individual’s donation of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine can save up to eight lives; donation of tissue can save and heal the lives of up to 75 others; and
WHEREAS, Deceased organ donors saved more than 40,000 lives last year, the most ever; and WHEREAS, Any person can register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor regardless of age or medical conditions; and
WHEREAS, Over 17 million Californians have signed up with the state-authorized Donate Life California Registry to ensure their wishes to be organ and tissue donors are honored; and WHEREAS, California residents can sign up with the Donate Life California Donor Registry online at any time by visiting www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or, for Spanish-speakers, www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org; California residents interested in saving a life through living kidney donation may visit www.LivingDonationCalifornia.org; NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of Barstow, in recognition of National Donate Life Month, hereby declares the month of April 2022 in the City of Barstow as
DMV/DONATE LIFE MONTH
AND, FURTHER, We urge all residents of the Barstow area and California to recognize the importance of donating organs and tissues to save lives and encourage them to check “Yes!” when applying for or renewing their driver’s license or I.D. card at the DMV.
SIGNED AND SEALED, at Barstow, California, this 4
th day of April 2022.
________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Timothy R. Silva, Council Member Paul Anthony Courtney, Dr.B.A., Mayor James M. Noble, Mayor Pro Tem
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Marilyn Dyer Kruse, Council Member Barbara M. Rose, Council Member