TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Proclaim April 2019 as Donate Life Month
Recommended Action
Present Proclamation Proclaiming April 2019 as Donate Life Month.
Background Information
April is designated nationally as Donate Life Month - and provides a special opportunity for members of our community to recognize and honor organ and tissue donors and the miracle of transplantation_ We respectfully request that a proclamation be issued recognizing Donate Life Month in the City of North Port.
There are over 113,000 men, women and children on the United States waiting list for organ transplantation and over 5,700 of those waiting are local. Twenty-two people die every day because an organ is not available. The need for organ donors is more critical than ever and continues to grow, and hundreds of thousands more could benefit from tissue donation.
Strategic Plan
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Financial Impact
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Procurement
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Attachments:
1. Proclamation
Prepared by: Heather Taylor
Department Director: Katy Wong