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Proclamation
No. 3, Series 2022
Whereas, organ, eye, tissue, marrow and blood donation are life-giving acts recognized worldwide as expressions of compassion to those in need; and
Whereas, more than 106,000 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
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 more than 75 others; 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 being registered donor does not impact the quality of life-saving medical care a person receives in an emergency; and
Whereas, California residents can sign up to be a donor when applying for or renewing their driver's license or ID cards at the California Department of Motor Vehicles; and Whereas, California residents interested in saving a life through living kidney donation are encouraged to visit www.LivingDonationCalifornia.org for more information; and Now, therefore, I, Deborah Robertson, Mayor of the City of Rialto, along with the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of March 2022 as
"DMV/Donate Life Month"
and encourage all Rialto residents to check "YES!" when applying for or renewing their driver's license or I.D. card, or by signing up at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org.
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Deborah Robertson, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Barbara A. McGee, City Clerk Dated: April 12, 2022