City of Santa Maria
Santa Maria, California
Proclamation
WHEREAS, organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood donation are life -giving acts of compassion, yet more than 103,000 people nationwide including over 23,000 in California are currently awaiting transplants, and an average of 17 people die each day while waiting; and
WHEREAS, the need is especially urgent in Hispanic, Latino, and African American communities, and a single donor can save up to eight lives through organ donation and heal more than 75 others through tissue donation; and
WHEREAS, more than 46,000 lives were saved by organ donors last year, anyone may register regardless of age or medical condition, and donor registration does not affect the quality of emergency medical care received; and
WHEREAS, Californians may register online at www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org or for Spanish-speakers www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org, sign up when applying for or renewing a driver’s license or ID at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or learn more about living kidney donation at www.LivingDonationCalifornia.org.
NOW, THEREFORE, I ALICE M. PATINO, Mayor of the City of Santa Maria hereby proclaim April 2026 as:
“Donate Life Month”
in the City of Santa Maria and encourage all Californias to check “YES!” online, or when applying for or renewing their driver’s license or ID card at the DMV.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my han d and have caused the Seal of the City of Santa Maria to be affixed hereto this 7th day of April 2026.
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Alice M. Patino, Mayor