CITY OF
CUPERTINO
Proclamation
WHEREAS, For over 35 years, Donor Network West, the federally designated organ procurement organization for Northern California and Northern Nevada, has been working to save and heal lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation for transplantation and research; and
WHEREAS, In 2024, Donor Network West coordinated 1,390 organ transplantations, each one saving a life. Despite our progress, we continue to face a critical shortage of organ donors and the number of people in need of a transplant remains high; and
WHEREAS, More than 634 individuals in Santa Clara County. Nationwide, there are more than 100,000 people waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. In California, there are more than 20,000 people waiting to get that life-saving call and a second chance at life; and WHEREAS, Anyone can be an organ donor by registering at your local DMV or visiting the Donor Network West website. On behalf of Donor Network West, I'd like to thank the Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara, and the State of California for their continued support for organ, eye, and tissue donation and for joining us in observing National Donate Life Month; and
NOW, I, Mayor Liang Chao, and the Cupertino City Council, proclaim
THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED that April 2025 shall be recognized as
National Donate Life Month
IN WITNESS THEROF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City Of Cupertino to be affixed this Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Liang Chao
The Honorable Liang Chao
Mayor, City of Cupertino