National Donate Life Month, 2015

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 65 (Monday, April 6, 2015)]

[Presidential Documents]

[Pages 18511-18512]

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

[FR Doc No: 2015-08031]

Presidential Documents

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 /

Presidential Documents

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Proclamation 9248 of April 1, 2015

National Donate Life Month, 2015

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

At this moment, more than 123,000 Americans are in need

of a life-saving organ transplant. Our Nation continues

to face a critical shortage of donors, and every day,

21 people die waiting for an organ. This month, we

renew our call for organ, eye, and tissue donors, and

we honor all those who have given the extraordinary

gift of life.

The decision to become a donor can save up to eight

lives and enhance many more--men, women, and children

who depend on the generosity and sacrifice of others to

receive the vital care they require. I encourage

individuals of all ages and backgrounds to consider

this unique opportunity to help those in need and to

discuss this choice with friends and family. For more

information and to learn how to join your State's donor

registry, visit www.OrganDonor.gov.

receive the vital care they require. I encourage

individuals of all ages and backgrounds to consider

this unique opportunity to help those in need and to

discuss this choice with friends and family. For more

information and to learn how to join your State's donor

registry, visit www.OrganDonor.gov.

In the face of uncertainty and suffering, Americans

have always joined together, drawing strength and

comfort from our commitment to one another; we find

hope through faith and our enduring belief that we are

our brothers' and sisters' keepers. During National

Donate Life Month, let us stand with all those who know

the pain of an uncertain tomorrow and redouble our

efforts to save and improve the lives of Americans

across our country.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the

United States of America, by virtue of the authority

vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the

United States, do hereby proclaim April 2015 as

National Donate Life Month. I call upon health care

professionals, volunteers, educators, government

agencies, faith-based and community groups, and private

organizations to join forces to boost the number of

organ, eye, and tissue donors throughout our Nation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this

first day of April, in the year of our Lord two

thousand fifteen, and of the Independence of the United

States of America the two hundred and thirty-ninth.

(Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2015-08031

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