HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-03-21 Proclamation]~][~l~rl~IS, the Grant Wood Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
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p o~des ~tal se~ces t0 eastern Iowans regardless of their race,
education, income or political persuasion; and
~ereH~ the Chapter pro~des local disaster ~c~ms with emotional and
physical suppo~ to help them recover from tragedy; and
~ereH5 the American Red Cross is a communication link be~een
se~i~e members and their loved ones by relaying news of bi~hs,
deaths, and serious illness; and
~ereR~ Eastern Iowans !ea~ ~tal lifesaWn ' including CPR and
first hid, under the guidance of dedicated .~2~!ls, and
Cross instructors;
~ereR5, eve~ year thousands of area ~outh complete water safeW
classes taught b~ Red Cross trained instructors employed by ci~
pool and recreatmn centers; and
~ereR many of our communiW's youth have learned the facts about
~, includin reven~on measures, through the dedicated effo~s
of Red Cross ~~S educators.
erefare,
~, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of Iowa CiW, do hereby
'proclaim the month of March 2000, as
in Iowa City, and I urge our citizens to su American~~
Signe~ Iowa Ci~, Iowa . ~~~ ~
ths 21 day of March, 2000. . - i~ .';~ ?'~ ..~
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~l~[~l~rl~Hft, there are more than 265,000 laboratory personnel, including
pathologists, medical technologists, medical laboratory scientists,
specialists, and technicians at work in almost 40,000 hospitals and
independent laboratories in the United States; and
~l]{]{[~l~rl~H~ these highly trained and dedicated health professionals make
an invaluable contribution to quality health care and save countless
lives each day by providing reliable laboratory test results required
for the prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease;
and
~{~]~l~rl~tlt3~ laboratory medicine is an honorable profession which should
be recognized by all individuals as vital to the high standards of
health care enjoyed in the United States,
fl~erefl]re, i, Ernest W. Lehman, Mayor of the City of Iowa City,
Iowa, do hereby proclaim the week of April 2-7, 2000, to be
ehicat aaborator eek
in Iowa City and urge all citizens to recognize the vital role these
professionals play in the health care field.
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Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 21~t day of March, 2000. ~. ~ .....~ -