Proclamation
MAYOR RICHARD MONTGOMERY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK LIZA TAMURA
organ, eye, tissue, marrow and blood donation are life -giving acts recognized worldwide as expressions of compassion to those in need; and
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; and
the need for donated organs is especially urgent in Hispanic, Latino, and African American communities; and
a single individual’s donation of the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine can save up to eight lives; and
donation of tissue can save and heal the lives of more than 75 others; and organ donors saved more than 42,000 lives last year, the most ever; and any person can register to be an organ, eye and tissue donor regardless of age or medical conditions; and
being a registered donor does not impact the quality of life -saving medical care a person receives in an emergency; and
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; and
California residents can sign up to be an organ, eye and tissue donor when applying for or renewing their driver’s licenses or ID cards at the California Department of Motor Vehicles; and
California residents interested in saving a life through living kidney donation may visit www.LivingDonationCalifornia.org.
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that in recognition of National Donate Life Month, the month of April 2023 is hereby proclaimed “ DMV/Donate Life Month” in the City of Manhattan Beach, and in doing so we encourage all Californians to check “YES!” online, or when applying for or renewing their driver’s license or ID card at the DMV.
DMV/Donate Life Month
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